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Psalm Ps. 17. This is an individual lament, dealing especially with cases in which a person considers himself unjustly accused of wrong (compare Psalm 7). The psalm is a prayer for vindication, and it ends with a feeling of confidence (compare Psalm 16).
Ps. 17:3–5 The singer proclaims his innocence (tried, visited, tested), and he recounts his efforts to stay pure.
Ps. 17:8 apple of your eye. See Deut. 32:10; Prov. 7:2.
Ps. 17:10 The singer cannot appeal to the attackers’ pity or remorse, since they close their hearts to such feelings. Instead, they speak arrogantly.
Ps. 17:13–14 Amid such threats, when it seems unlikely that the attacker will repent (v. 10), the proper response is prayer for the enemy’s defeat.
Ps. 17:14 The text describes these attackers as people whose only reward is in this life (their treasure and their children). They leave all their wealth behind when they die. This contrasts with the expectation of the faithful (v. 15).
Ps. 17:15 behold your face. Compare 11:7; Rev. 22:4. when I awake. The beholding and the satisfaction refer to the everlasting bliss that the godly look for in the general resurrection.
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