Pentecost Season · Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C

Psalm 17:1, 5-6, 8+15 (15b)

A Prayer for Vindication

November 12, 2028

King David in Prayer, Pieter de Grebber — **King David in Prayer**, Pieter de Grebber, c. 1640Public domain

Roman Lectionary

GospelLuke 20:27-38 orLuke 20:27, 34-38

First Reading2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14

Responsorial PsalmPs. 17:1, 5-6, 8+15 (15b)

Second Reading2 Thess. 2:16–3:5

Overview & Insights

"As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness." (Psalm 17:15)

An individual prayer pleading innocence and asking God to hear a just cause, to guard the psalmist as the apple of his eye, and to grant the joy of beholding God's face.

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Commentary

Psalm 17 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse walk through the psalmist's plea and closing hope.

Psalm 17 Commentaries BibleHub

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Psalm 17 - Gill's Exposition StudyLight

Detailed older exposition of each verse.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 17 Sefaria

Hebrew text of the psalm with Jewish study notes.

Psalm 17 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the underlying Hebrew word by word.

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