Psalm 17
Saul the first King of Israel
David the second King of Israel
David's Flight from Saul
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Psalm 17
(Notes on Psalms – Dr. Thomas Constable)
"This Psalm is termed a prayer because the
language of petition is predominant."
1. The plea of the righteous 17:1-5
17:1 Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my
cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! (ESV)
17:5 My steps have held fast to your paths; my
feet have not slipped.
(ESV)
2. The
petition for protection 17:6-12
17:8 Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings, (ESV)
3. The prospect for the future 17:13-15
7:15 As for me, I shall behold your face in
righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your
likeness. (ESV)
In times
of opposition from godless people whose whole lives revolve around material
matters, God's faithful followers can enjoy God's fellowship now. They can also look forward to
divine deliverance and to seeing the Lord one day. David's hope lay in a
continuing relationship with God, and so does ours. He did not have the amount
of revelation of what lay beyond the grave that we do. He found comfort in his
relationship with God in this life as being superior to what the wicked
enjoyed. We do too, but we also know that in addition, when we die, we will go
into the Lord's presence and from then on be with Him (2 Cor. 5:8; 1 Thess.
4:17). (read more:
David Prays for
Help
Psalm 17
An EasyEnglish
Translation with Notes (about 1200 word vocabulary) on Psalm 17
The story of Psalm 17
Somebody wanted to kill David. It was probably King Saul. He was
like a hungry lion. (verse 2) Here are some words from 1 Samuel 23:25-26. 'Saul
chased David in the wild country near Maon. David ran away. David was afraid of
Saul. Saul and his soldiers were all round David. They were ready to kill him'.
What happened next? A message came to Saul. It said, 'We need you to fight the
Philistines. Come and give us help'. So Saul left David and went away. God
answered the words that David prayed. They are probably in Psalm 17.
What Psalm 17 means
Verses 6 – 8: Here are some wonderful Bible words.
"Great love" is "chesed" in Hebrew. It means that God loves
us and is kind to us. We are the "apple of God's eye". This means
that people that hurt us also hurt God. We are special to God. Also, as a bird
hides baby birds under its wing, so God hides us! We hide under his wings, like
baby birds. The right hand of God here means what God does on earth.
Verses 9 – 12: David now tells God about his enemies. Really,
they are the enemies of God as well. They want to knock David on to the ground.
Then they want to kill him. Psalm 17:10 says, "Their hearts have become
hard". We are not sure what this means. Perhaps it means that they will
not change their minds.
Verses 13 – 14: David tells God what he wants. He wants God
to kill his enemies and to save David. That is what "remove them from the
world" means. They will get nothing in the next world. This is because
"their reward is in this life". We learn that David did not want to kill
his enemies. Though it is hard to believe sometimes, God does care for his own
people.
Verse 15: This is a wonderful part of the psalm. It tells us
that David believes that he is righteous. He also believes that he will rise
from the dead. "When I awake" means "awake from the sleep of
death". That is when David would see God. (Read more: http://www.easyenglish.info/psalms/psalm017-taw.htm )
Psalm 17
(Commentary on Psalms 17 – Matthew Henry)
David being in
great distress and danger by the malice of his enemies, does, in this psalm, by
prayer address himself to God, his tried refuge, and seeks shelter in him.
I. He appeals to God concerning his integrity (v. 1-4).
II. He prays to God still to be upheld in his integrity and
preserved from the malice of his enemies (v. 5-8, 13).
III. He gives a character of his enemies, using that as a plea
with God for his preservation (v. 9-12, 14).
IV. He comforts himself with the hopes of his future happiness (v. 15).
Psalm 17 New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
Psalm 17[a]
Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors
1 A prayer of David.
Footnotes:
a. Psalm 17 A lament
of an individual unjustly attacked. Confident of being found innocent, the psalmist cries out for
God’s just judgment (Ps 17:1–5) and
requests divine help against enemies (Ps 17:6–9a). Those
ravenous lions (Ps 17:9b–12) should
be punished (Ps 17:13–14). The
Psalm ends with a serene statement of praise (Ps 17:15). The Hebrew text
of Ps 17:3–4, 14 is uncertain.
b. 17:8 Apple of
your eye…shadow of your wings: images of God’s special care, cf. Dt 32:10; Prv 7:2; Is 49:2.
c. 17:10–12,
14 An extended metaphor: the enemies are lions.
1) Under His Wings
1. Under His
wings I am safely abiding;
Though the night deepens and tempests are wild,
Still I can trust Him, I know He will keep me;
He has redeemed me, and I am His child.
Though the night deepens and tempests are wild,
Still I can trust Him, I know He will keep me;
He has redeemed me, and I am His child.
Refrain
Under His wings,
under His wings,
Who from His love can sever?
Under His wings my soul shall abide,
Safely abide forever
Who from His love can sever?
Under His wings my soul shall abide,
Safely abide forever
2. Under His
wings—what a refuge in sorrow!
How the heart yearningly turns to His rest!
Often when earth has no balm for my healing,
There I find comfort, and there I am blest.
How the heart yearningly turns to His rest!
Often when earth has no balm for my healing,
There I find comfort, and there I am blest.
3. Under His
wings—oh, what precious enjoyment!
There will I hide till life’s trials are o’er;
Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me;
Resting in Jesus I’m safe evermore
There will I hide till life’s trials are o’er;
Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me;
Resting in Jesus I’m safe evermore
2) He Will Hide Me
REFUGE, ASSURANCE: O God, "Hide me under the
shadow of Your wings" ! (Psalms 17:8,9; 57:1...) - Hymn "He Will Hide
Me"
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