Psalm 17:1

The Passion Translation

Listen to me, Lord. Hear the passionate prayer of this honest man. My cause is just and my need is real. I’ve done what’s right and my lips speak truth.

Cross References

Psalm 102:2

You can’t hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Stoop down to hear my prayer and answer me quickly, Lord!

Psalm 140:12

For I know, Lord, that you will be the hero of all those they persecute, and you will secure justice for the poor.

Psalm 142:1

God, I’m crying out to you! I lift up my voice boldly to beg for your mercy.

Psalm 142:6

Please listen to my heart’s cry, for I am low and in desperate need of you! Rescue me from all those who persecute me, for I am no match for them.

Psalm 143:1

Lord, you must hear my prayer, for you are faithful to your promises. Answer my cry, O righteous God!

Psalm 145:18

You draw near to those who call out to you, listening closely, especially when their hearts are true.

Psalm 18:20

He rewarded me for doing what’s right and staying pure.

Psalm 18:44

As soon as they heard of me they submitted to me. Even the rebel foreigners obey my every word.

Psalm 43:1

God, clear my name. Plead my case against the unjust charges of these ungodly workers of wickedness. Deliver me from these lying degenerates.

Psalm 5:2

Don’t you hear how I’m crying out to you? My King and my God, consider my every word, for I am calling out to you.

Psalm 54:4

But the Lord God has become my divine helper. He leans into my heart and lays his hands upon me!

Psalm 55:18

Though many wish to fight and the tide of battle turns against me, by your power I will be safe and secure; peace will be my portion.

Psalm 61:1

O God, hear my prayer. Listen to my heart’s cry.

Psalm 61:2

For no matter where I am, even when I’m far from home, I will cry out to you for a father’s help. When I’m feeble and overwhelmed by life, guide me into your glory, where I am safe and sheltered.

Psalm 66:19

But praises rise to God, for he paid attention to my prayer and answered my cry to him!

Psalm 7:8

You are Yahweh who judges the people. Vindicate me publicly, Yahweh, and restore my honor and integrity. Declare me innocent.

Psalm 84:9

God, your wraparound presence is our defense. In your kindness look upon the faces of your anointed ones.

Psalm 86:1

Lord, bend down to listen to my prayer. I am in deep trouble. I’m broken and humbled, and I desperately need your help.

Psalm 86:6

God, won’t you pay attention to this urgent cry? Lord, bend down to listen to my prayer.

Psalm 88:3

Everyone sees my life ebbing out. They consider me a hopeless case and see me as a dead man.

Isaiah 29:13

This is what the Lord says about these people: “They come near to me with hollow words and honor me superficially with their lips; all the while their hearts run far away from me! Their worship is nothing more than man-made rules.

Jeremiah 3:10

Even after all this, Israel’s treacherous sister, Judah, refused to return to me with her whole heart; instead, she came with only deceitful lies,” declared Yahweh.

Matthew 15:8

These people honor me only with their words, for their hearts are so very distant from me.

John 1:47

When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said, “Here comes a true son of Israel—an honest man with no hidden motive!”

1 John 3:21

My delightfully loved friends, when our hearts don’t condemn us, we have a bold freedom to speak face-to-face with God.