Psalms 17:1 - Compare All Versions

Psalms 17:1 NIV (New International Version)

Hear me, LORD, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips.

Psalms 17:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!

Psalms 17:1 NLT (New Living Translation)

O LORD, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, for it comes from honest lips.

Psalms 17:1 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

LORD, hear a just cause;  pay attention to my cry; listen to my prayer — from lips free of deceit.

Psalms 17:1 KJV (King James Version)

Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Psalms 17:1 NKJV (New King James Version)

Hear a just cause, O LORD, Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.

Psalms 17:1-2 MSG (The Message)

Listen while I build my case, GOD, the most honest prayer you’ll ever hear. Show the world I’m innocent— in your heart you know I am.

Psalms 17:1 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Hear a just cause, LORD, give Your attention to my cry; Listen to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

Psalms 17:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Hear the just (righteous) cause, O LORD; listen to my loud [piercing] cry; Listen to my prayer, that comes from guileless lips.

Psalms 17:1 NET (New English Translation)

LORD, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!