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Psalm 17:1–3

Hear the right, O Lord, aattend unto my cry,

Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Let my sentence come forth aafrom thy presence;

Let thine eyes behold bthe things that are equal.

Thou hast cproved mine heart; thou hast dvisited me ein the night;

Thou hast ftried me, and shalt find nothing;

I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

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Psalm 17:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Hear me, Lord, my plea is just;

listen to my cry.

Hear my prayer—

it does not rise from deceitful lips.

Let my vindication come from you;

may your eyes see what is right.

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.

Psalm 17:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry!

Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!

From your presence let my vindication come!

Let your eyes behold the right!

You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,

you have tested me, and you will find nothing;

I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

Psalm 17:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

O Lord, hear my plea for justice.

Listen to my cry for help.

Pay attention to my prayer,

for it comes from honest lips.

Declare me innocent,

for you see those who do right.

You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night.

You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong.

I am determined not to sin in what I say.

Psalm 17:1–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Hear a just cause, O Lord,

Attend to my cry;

Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.

Let my vindication come from Your presence;

Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.

You have tested my heart;

You have visited me in the night;

You have tried me and have found nothing;

I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Psalm 17:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

Lord, hear me begging for fairness;

listen to my cry for help.

Pay attention to my prayer,

because I speak the truth.

You will judge that I am right;

your eyes can see what is true.

You have examined my heart;

you have tested me all night.

You questioned me without finding anything wrong;

I have not sinned with my mouth.

Psalm 17:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry;

Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence;

Let thine eyes look upon equity.

Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night;

Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing;

I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Psalm 17:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips. Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity. Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.

Psalm 17:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Hear my plea for justice, O Lord

Pay attention to my cry. 

Open your ears to my prayer, 

⸤which comes⸥ from lips free from deceit. 

Let the verdict of my innocence come directly from you. 

Let your eyes observe what is fair. 

You have probed my heart. 

You have confronted me at night. 

You have tested me like silver, 

but you found nothing wrong. 

I have determined that my mouth will not sin. 

Psalm 17:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Lord, hear a just cause;

pay attention to my cry;

listen to my prayer—

from lips free of deceit.

Let my vindication come from You,

for You see what is right.

You have tested my heart;

You have examined me at night.

You have tried me and found nothing evil;

I have determined that my mouth will not sin.

Psalm 17:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry;

give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit.

From you let my vindication come;

let your eyes see the right.

If you try my heart, if you visit me by night,

if you test me, you will find no wickedness in me;

my mouth does not transgress.

Psalm 17:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

O Yahweh, hear a just cause.

Hear my cry; heed my prayer

I make without deceitful lips.

Let my vindication come forth from you;

let your eyes see fairness.

You have tried my heart;

you have examined me by night;

you have tested me; you found nothing.

I have decided that my mouth will not transgress.

Psalm 17:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Lord, hear me when I ask you to treat me fairly.

Listen to my cry for help.

Hear my prayer.

It doesn’t come from lips that tell lies.

When you hand down your sentence, may it be in my favor.

May your eyes see what is right.

Look deep down into my heart.

Study me carefully at night.

Put me to the test.

You won’t find anything wrong.

I have made up my mind

that my mouth won’t say sinful things.

Psalm 17:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry;

Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

Let my judgment come forth from Your presence;

Let Your eyes look with equity.

You have tried my heart;

You have visited me by night;

You have tested me and You find nothing;

I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.


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