Geneva Bible Notes: Psalms 17

Psalms 17:1 (a) My righteous cause.

Psalms 17:1 (!) Here he complaineth to God of the cruel pride and orrogancie of Saul, and the rest of his enemies, who thus raged without anie cause giuen on his parte.

Psalms 17:2 (b) The vengeance that you shalt shewe against mine enemies.

Psalms 17:3 (c) When thy Spirit examined my couscience.

Psalms 17:3 (d) I was innocent towarde mine enemie bothe in dede and thoght.

Psalms 17:4 (e) Thogh the wicked prouoked me to do euil for euil, yet thy worde kept me backe.

Psalms 17:6 (!) Therefore he desireth God to reuenge his innocencie, and deliuer him.

Psalms 17:7 (g) For all rebel against thee, which trouble thy Churche.

Psalms 17:9 (h) For their crueltie can not be satisfied but with my death.

Psalms 17:10 (i) Thei are puft vp with pride, as the stomake that is choked with fat.

Psalms 17:13 (/) Or, whose is by sworde.

Psalms 17:13 (k) Stop his rage.

Psalms 17:14 (l) By thine heauenlie power.

Psalms 17:14 (/) Or, whose tyrannie hathe to long endured.

Psalms 17:14 (m) And fele not the smart that Gods children oftimes do.

Psalms 17:15 (n) This is the ful felicitie, comforting against all assalttes, to haue the face of God & fauorable countenance opened vnto vs.

Psalms 17:15 (o) And am deliuered out of my great troubles.