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**Title. Prayer.** Hebrew. *Tephillah.* One of five Psalms so called (17; 86; 90; 102; 142). See App-63 . It is a prayer of Messiah, the true David; in view of [Psalms 16:6-11](../../../kjv/psalms/16/6-11) , Compare [Psalms 17:15](../../../kjv/psalms/17/15) .
**Hear . . . attend . . . Give ear.** Figure of speech *Anabasis* . App-6 .
**right** = righteousness. Compare [Psalms 17:15](../../../kjv/psalms/17/15) , and Structure.
**LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.*
**ear.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 . Compare verses: [Psalms 17:2](../../../kjv/psalms/17/2) , eyes; 7, hand; 8, wings; 15, face.
**feigned** = guileless.

**Let my sentence, &c.** = From thy presence my judgment will come: Thine eyes will discern upright ones.

**find nothing.** None but Christ could say this. See [John 14:30](../../../kjv/john/14/30) .

**men.** Hebrew. *'adam.* App-14 .
**kept me from** = I have marked.
**the destroyer** = the oppressor, or violent one. Only here in the Psalms.

**paths** = tracks, or ruts.

**hear** = answer. See Structure, above.

**put their trust** = flee for refuge. Hebrew. *hasah.* App-69 .

**as.** Figure of speech *Simile.* App-6 .
**apple. . . eye . . . wings.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.*
**Hide** = Thou wilt hide.

**the wicked** = the lawless ones.
**my deadly enemies** = the foes of my soul Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 .

**steps** = ways, or goings, as in [Psalms 17:5](../../../kjv/psalms/17/5) .

**Disappoint** = anticipate.
**my soul** = me myself. Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 .
**the wicked** = a lawless one. Hebrew. *rasha'.* App-44 .
**sword.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 .

**men.** Hebrew. *methim.* App-14 .
**hand.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 . See note on "ear", [Psalms 17:1](../../../kjv/psalms/17/1) .
**world.** Hebrew. *heled.* The world as being transitory. See longer note on [Psalms 49:1](../../../kjv/psalms/49/1) .
**hid.** Figure of speech *Antimereia* ( App-6 ). Act. Part, put for Noun. Hebrew thy hid = thy hidden, or secret thing.
**They are** = Let them be.
**full** = satisfied with. Compare [Psalms 17:15](../../../kjv/psalms/17/15) .
**children** = sons.

**I will behold Thy face.** See note on [Exodus 23:15](../../../kjv/exodus/23/15) ; [Exodus 34:20](../../../kjv/exodus/34/20) .
**face.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 . Compare [Psalms 17:1](../../../kjv/psalms/17/1) , and see note on [Exodus 23:15](../../../kjv/exodus/23/15) ; [Exodus 34:20](../../../kjv/exodus/34/20) .
**satisfied** = full, as in [Psalms 17:14](../../../kjv/psalms/17/14) .
**when I awake** = when I awake from the sleep of death in resurrection. This prayer is in view of [Psalms 16:9-11](../../../kjv/psalms/16/9-11) . Resurrection of the body is the true inheritance.
**Thy likeness** = Thine appearing, or a vision of Thee. Compare [1 John 3:2](../../../kjv/1-john/3/2) .
**To the chief Musician.** See App-64 .

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