Psalms 17:2

2 Let my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right.

Psalms 17:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
ESV
2 From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right!
NLT
2 Declare me innocent, for you see those who do right.
MSG
2 Show the world I'm innocent - in your heart you know I am.
CSB
2 Let my vindication come from You, [for] You see what is right.

Psalms 17:2 In-Context

1 Hear me, LORD, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips.
2 Let my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right.
3 Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.
4 Though people tried to bribe me, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent through what your lips have commanded.
5 My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not stumbled.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 24:5; Psalms 26:1; Isaiah 46:13; Isaiah 50:8-9; Isaiah 54:17
  • 2. Psalms 99:4
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