Psalm 17:1
“Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 17Meaning
The opening appeal asks God to hear a just cause and a prayer not formed by deceitful lips; sincerity before God matters, but the verse does not prove the speaker is morally flawless.
Read carefully
The opening appeal asks God to hear a just cause and a prayer not formed by deceitful lips; sincerity before God matters, but the verse does not prove the speaker is morally flawless. Keep the verse inside its literary unit.
Reflection
Use this verse to bring truthful lament and dependence before God without turning the psalm’s courtroom or combat imagery into self-righteousness, retaliation, or harm.