Psalm 17

This article is about Psalm 17 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 17 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 18.
Psalm 17
"Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry"
Verse 15 at the Michaelerkirche in Vienna
Other name
  • Psalm 16
  • Exaudi Domine iustitiam meam
LanguageHebrew (original)
Psalm 17
BookBook of Psalms
Hebrew Bible partKetuvim
Order in the Hebrew part1
CategorySifrei Emet
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part19

Psalm 17 is the 17th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry". In the slightly different numbering of the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 16. In Latin, it is also known by its incipit as "Exaudi Domine iustitiam meam". Its authorship is traditionally assigned to King David.

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies.

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