Psalms 17 cross-references
Psalms 17 has 15 verses, which point to 215 other passages and are cited by 247. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Words characteristic of Psalms 17 in the original text, with the number of verses using each. Select one for a full word study.
- חָזָה chazah “to see” 2
- בַּל bal “not” 2
- שָׂבֵעַ sava “to satisfy” 2
- צֶדֶק tsedeq “righteousness” 2
- אֲנִי ani “I” 3
- עַיִן ayin “eye” 3
- שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 2
- נָטָה natah “to stretch” 2
- רָשָׁע rasah “wicked” 2
- שָׁמַר shamar “to keep” 2
- פֶּה peh “lip” 2
- קוּם qum “to arise” 2
People in Psalms 17
- David 1
Psalms 17:1
[A Prayer of David.] Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Points to (21)
- Psalms 142:6 — Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. 10 votes
- Psalms 61:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.] Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 9 votes
- 1 John 3:21 — Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 6 votes
- Matthew 15:8 — This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far… 6 votes
- Daniel 9:18–19 — O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is… 6 votes
- Psalms 145:18 — The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 6 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Psalms 145:18 — The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 23 votes
- 2 Chronicles 20:15 — And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith… 19 votes
- John 4:23 — But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth:… 8 votes
- Psalms 5:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.] Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. 8 votes
Psalms 17:2
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
Points to (8)
- Psalms 37:6 — And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 7 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6–9 — Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 6 votes
- Ezekiel 18:29 — Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal?… 5 votes
- Ezekiel 18:25 — Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your… 5 votes
- Jude 1:24 — Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his… 4 votes
- Ezekiel 33:17 — Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. 3 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Psalms 71:2 — Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 6 votes
- Job 31:6 — Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. 4 votes
- Psalms 7:8 — The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine… 2 votes
Psalms 17:3
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Points to (28)
- Job 23:10 — But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 15 votes
- Acts 11:23 — Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart… 14 votes
- Psalms 26:2 — Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 14 votes
- Psalms 39:1 — [To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin… 13 votes
- Malachi 3:2 — But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s… 11 votes
- Zechariah 13:9 — And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try… 9 votes
Pointed to from (28)
- Psalms 139:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. 37 votes
- 1 Corinthians 8:3 — But if any man love God, the same is known of him. 31 votes
- Job 23:10 — But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 21 votes
- Psalms 139:24 — And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. 18 votes
Psalms 17:4
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Points to (18)
- 1 Peter 5:8 — Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he… 5 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:3 — For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal,… 5 votes
- Psalms 119:9–11 — Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. 5 votes
- Revelation 12:11 — And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their… 4 votes
- Ephesians 6:17 — And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 4 votes
- Matthew 4:10 — Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and… 4 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Galatians 5:19 — Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 11 votes
- 1 John 4:5 — They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 6 votes
- Psalms 18:21 — For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 6 votes
- 1 John 5:18 — We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that… 5 votes
Psalms 17:5
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Points to (11)
- Psalms 44:18 — Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; 11 votes
- Psalms 119:133 — Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 9 votes
- 1 Samuel 2:9 — He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man… 8 votes
- Psalms 121:7 — The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 7 votes
- Psalms 121:3 — He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 7 votes
- Psalms 38:16 — For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify… 7 votes
Pointed to from (18)
- Jeremiah 10:23 — O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. 24 votes
- Psalms 119:133 — Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 22 votes
- Psalms 37:23 — The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. 21 votes
- Psalms 51:12 — Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 9 votes
Psalms 17:6
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
Points to (9)
- Psalms 116:2 — Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 12 votes
- Psalms 86:7 — In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. 10 votes
- Psalms 88:2 — Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; 9 votes
- Psalms 66:19–20 — But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 9 votes
- Psalms 55:16 — As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. 8 votes
- Daniel 9:17–19 — Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine… 6 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Psalms 4:1 — [To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.] Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou… 11 votes
- Psalms 86:7 — In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. 9 votes
- Psalms 71:2 — Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 8 votes
- Psalms 38:15 — For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 8 votes
Psalms 17:7
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
Points to (17)
- Psalms 60:5 — That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me. 14 votes
- Psalms 31:21 — Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. 13 votes
- Psalms 20:6 — Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength… 13 votes
- Psalms 5:11–12 — But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest… 13 votes
- Isaiah 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will… 11 votes
- Romans 5:20–21 — Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 9 votes
Pointed to from (12)
- Psalms 57:1 — [To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.] Be merciful unto… 16 votes
- Psalms 3:1 — [A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.] LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are… 14 votes
- Psalms 138:7 — Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the… 13 votes
- Psalms 31:21 — Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. 6 votes
Psalms 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Points to (12)
- Deuteronomy 32:10 — He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he… 32 votes
- Psalms 91:4 — He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield… 20 votes
- Psalms 91:1 — He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 19 votes
- Proverbs 7:2 — Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 17 votes
- Zechariah 2:8 — For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he… 15 votes
- Psalms 61:4 — I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. 15 votes
Pointed to from (24)
- Psalms 91:1 — He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 177 votes
- Isaiah 26:20 — Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a… 67 votes
- Psalms 91:4 — He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield… 32 votes
- Zechariah 2:8 — For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he… 22 votes
Psalms 17:9
From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
Points to (7)
- Psalms 35:7 — For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. 4 votes
- Psalms 35:4 — Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to… 4 votes
- Psalms 35:12 — They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. 2 votes
- Psalms 31:20 — Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a… 2 votes
- Psalms 7:5 — Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine… 2 votes
- 1 Chronicles 17:9 — Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Psalms 143:3 — For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell… 6 votes
- Psalms 124:6 — Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 23:26 — And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David… 5 votes
- Psalms 55:3 — Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me,… 2 votes
Psalms 17:10
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Points to (15)
- 1 Samuel 2:3 — Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of… 6 votes
- Psalms 123:4 — Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the… 5 votes
- Psalms 31:18 — Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the… 5 votes
- Revelation 13:5–6 — And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to… 4 votes
- Matthew 13:15 — For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed;… 4 votes
- 2 Peter 2:18 — For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much… 3 votes
Pointed to from (17)
- James 3:5 — Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire… 15 votes
- Psalms 119:70 — Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law. 9 votes
- Job 15:27 — Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks. 7 votes
- Jude 1:16 — These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling… 5 votes
Psalms 17:11
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
Points to (7)
- Proverbs 6:13–14 — He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 4 votes
- Psalms 37:14 — The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay… 4 votes
- Psalms 10:8–10 — He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes… 3 votes
- Psalms 88:17 — They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 26:2–3 — Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 24:2–3 — Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- 1 Samuel 23:26 — And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David… 3 votes
- Psalms 109:3 — They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 2 votes
- Psalms 10:8 — He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes… 2 votes
Psalms 17:12
Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Points to (5)
- Psalms 7:2 — Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 4 votes
- 1 Peter 5:8 — Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he… 3 votes
- Psalms 10:9 — He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor,… 3 votes
- 2 Timothy 4:17 — Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known,… 2 votes
- Psalms 22:13 — They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 2 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Psalms 10:9 — He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor,… 7 votes
- Psalms 22:13 — They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 4 votes
- Psalms 58:6 — Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD. 3 votes
- Psalms 7:2 — Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 3 votes
Psalms 17:13
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
Points to (14)
- Psalms 44:26 — Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake. 5 votes
- Psalms 7:6 — Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the… 5 votes
- Psalms 3:7 — Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast… 5 votes
- Acts 4:28 — For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. 4 votes
- Psalms 44:23 — Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever. 4 votes
- Psalms 22:20 — Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. 4 votes
Pointed to from (23)
- Psalms 109:27 — That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it. 10 votes
- Psalms 140:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the… 7 votes
- Psalms 95:2 — Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 5 votes
- Psalms 31:15 — My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. 5 votes
Psalms 17:14
From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Points to (21)
- Job 22:18 — Yet he filled their houses with good but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 8 votes
- John 17:14 — I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am… 7 votes
- John 15:19 — If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen… 6 votes
- John 8:23 — And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 6 votes
- Luke 16:25 — But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus… 6 votes
- Luke 16:8 — And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in… 6 votes
Pointed to from (39)
- Psalms 84:10 — For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than… 13 votes
- Colossians 3:1 — If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of… 11 votes
- Luke 16:25 — But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus… 10 votes
- Matthew 6:32 — (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all… 9 votes
Psalms 17:15
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Points to (22)
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 — But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image… 17 votes
- Matthew 5:6 — Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 15 votes
- Psalms 16:11 — Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures… 15 votes
- Psalms 11:7 — For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. 15 votes
- 1 John 3:2–3 — Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he… 13 votes
- Psalms 4:6–7 — There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 13 votes
Pointed to from (36)
- 1 John 3:2 — Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he… 32 votes
- Psalms 16:11 — Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures… 31 votes
- Psalms 23:6 — Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD… 30 votes
- Revelation 22:3 — And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants… 29 votes