Psalms 17
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
7Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
11They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
14From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- פָּנִיםpânîymH64404× in this chapter
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
- בַּלbalH10773× in this chapter
properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH30683× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- עַיִןʻayinH58693× in this chapter
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- אֲנִיʼănîyH5893× in this chapter
I
- חָזָהchâzâhH23722× in this chapter
to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision of
- מַתmathH49622× in this chapter
properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural)
- נָטָהnâṭâhH51862× in this chapter
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application
- נֶפֶשׁnepheshH53152× in this chapter
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- פֶּהpehH63102× in this chapter
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
- צֶדֶקtsedeqH66642× in this chapter
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- קוּםqûwmH69652× in this chapter
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- רָשָׁעrâshâʻH75632× in this chapter
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- שָׂבַעsâbaʻH76462× in this chapter
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻH80852× in this chapter
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- שָׁמַרshâmarH81042× in this chapter
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- שָׂפָהsâphâhH81932× in this chapter
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
- אָשֻׁרʼâshurH8382× in this chapter
a step
- תְּפִלָּהtᵉphillâhH86052× in this chapter
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
- בֵּןbênH11211× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- אָדָםʼâdâmH1201× in this chapter
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- בַּתbathH13231× in this chapter
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- גֵּאוּתgêʼûwthH13481× in this chapter
{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}
- דָבַרdâbarH16961× in this chapter
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- דָּבָרdâbârH16971× in this chapter
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- דָּוִדDâvidH17321× in this chapter
David, the youngest son of Jesse
- דִּמְיוֹןdimyôwnH18251× in this chapter
resemblance
- זוּzûwH20981× in this chapter
this or that
- זָמַםzâmamH21611× in this chapter
to plan, usually in a bad sense
- אָזַןʼâzanH2381× in this chapter
to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
- אֹזֶןʼôzenH2411× in this chapter
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- חַיchayH24161× in this chapter
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
- חֶלֶבchelebH24591× in this chapter
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
- חֶלֶדcheledH24651× in this chapter
life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)
- חֵלֶקchêleqH25061× in this chapter
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
- חֵסֵדchêçêdH26171× in this chapter
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- חָסָהchâçâhH26201× in this chapter
to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in
- חֶרֶבcherebH27191× in this chapter
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- טָרַףṭâraphH29631× in this chapter
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
- יָדyâdH30271× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),