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Pentecost Season · Proper 27 · Year C

Psalm 17:1-9

A Prayer for Vindication

November 12, 2028

David in Prayer, Jean Fouquet
David in Prayer, Jean Fouquet, c. 1452–1460British Library, London
David in armour kneels in a broad landscape between the armies and the fallen, praying to God, who appears in a ring of red cherubim above.Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry. I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me, hear my words.Jean FouquetThe greatest French painter of the 1400s, court painter to Charles VII and Louis XI, who brought Italian perspective to French illumination.British Library, LondonThe British Library in London, the national library of the United Kingdom.British Library, London
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 20:27-38Lk 20:27-38
Epistle2 Thess. 2:1-5, 13-172 Thes 2:1-5, 13-17
Old TestamentHag. 1:15b-2:9Hg 1:15b-2:9Alt. OTJob 19:23-27aJb 19:23-27a
PsalterPs. 145:1-5, 17-21Ps 145:1-5, 17-21 orPs. 98Ps 98Alt. PsalmPs. 17:1-9Ps 17:1-9

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

Commentary on Psalm 17:1-9Commentary on Ps 17:1-9 Working Preacher

Reads the psalm as David's plea of innocence alongside a request for protection.

Psalm 17:1 CommentariesPs 17:1 Commentaries BibleHub

A composite of classic commentaries on David's plea of integrity.

Psalm 17 CommentaryPs 17 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse notes on David's prayer for vindication and protection.

Psalm 17Ps 17 StudyLight

Barnes' Notes gives a close verse-by-verse reading of the Hebrew text.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 17:1-9Ps 17:1-9 Sefaria

The Hebrew text of the psalm alongside classic Jewish commentary.

Psalm 17:1 InterlinearPs 17:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Hebrew phrase behind the image of the 'apple of the eye.'

The Church Fathers

Catena on Psalm 17Catena on Ps 17 Catena

Patristic comments on David's plea for vindication, gathered verse by verse.

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