Psalm 17:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I am innocent, LORD! Won't you listen as I pray and beg for help? I am honest! Please hear my prayer.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:24

I obey you completely and guard against sin.

2 Chronicles 7:15

I will hear the prayers made in this temple,

Nehemiah 1:6

I am your servant, so please have mercy on me and answer the prayer that I make day and night for these people of Israel who serve you. I, my family, and the rest of your people have sinned

Job 16:17

though I am not violent, and my prayers are sincere.

Psalm 102:2

Don't hide from me in my time of trouble. Pay attention to my prayer and quickly give an answer.

Psalm 140:12

Our LORD, I know that you defend the homeless and see that the poor are given justice.

Psalm 142:1

I pray to you, LORD. I beg for mercy.

Psalm 142:6

Help! They are chasing me, and they are too strong.

Psalm 143:1

Listen, LORD, as I pray! You are faithful and honest and will answer my prayer.

Psalm 145:18

and you are near to everyone whose prayers are sincere.

Psalm 18:20

You are good to me, LORD, because I do right, and you reward me because I am innocent.

Psalm 18:44

They obey and come crawling.

Psalm 43:1

Show that I am right, God! Defend me against everyone who doesn't know you; rescue me from each of those deceitful liars.

Psalm 5:2

You are my King and my God. Answer my cry for help because I pray to you.

Psalm 54:4

You will help me, Lord God, and keep me from falling;

Psalm 55:18

I am attacked from all sides, but you will rescue me unharmed by the battle.

Psalm 61:1

Please listen, God, and answer my prayer!

Psalm 61:2

I feel hopeless, and I cry out to you from a faraway land. Lead me to the mighty rock high above me.

Psalm 66:19

But God did listen and answered my prayer.

Psalm 7:8

Our LORD, judge the nations! Judge me and show that I am honest and innocent.

Psalm 84:9

You are the shield that protects your people, and I am your chosen one. Won't you smile on me?

Psalm 86:1

Please listen, LORD, and answer my prayer! I am poor and helpless.

Psalm 86:6

Please listen, LORD! Answer my prayer for help.

Psalm 88:3

I am deeply troubled and close to death;

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord has said: “These people praise me with their words, but they never really think about me. They worship me by repeating rules made up by humans.

Jeremiah 3:10

And worst of all, the people of Judah pretended to come back to me.

Matthew 15:8

“All of you praise me with your words, but you never really think about me.

John 1:47

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said, “Here is a true descendant of our ancestor Israel. And he isn't deceitful.”

1 John 3:21

Dear friends, if we feel at ease in the presence of God, we will have the courage to come near him.