Psalm 17:4 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 17:4

Psalms 17:4. Concerning the works of men That is, the works which men generally practise: observing how unreasonable, wicked, and pernicious they are, not only to others, but also to themselves, I have been resolved to take more care in the ordering of my actions. This he says, to show that he had been as careful to abstain from sinful actions as from sinful words, and in all respects to do his duty to God and man. By the word of thy lips By the help of thy blessed word, and the excellent... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 17:1-15

Psalms 14-17 Godly people in ungodly societyContinuing the theme of Psalms 10-13 (concerning the godly person who is downtrodden), the psalmist notes what happens when people refuse to acknowledge God and live as if he does not care about their actions. The result is a corrupt society (14:1-3). Because they have rejected God they have rejected the true standard by which to judge good and evil. They live solely for themselves, with no consideration for others and no thought for God (4). But in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 17:4

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

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 17:4

4. works of men—sinful practices. by the word of thy lips—as a guide (Psalms 119:9; Psalms 119:11; Psalms 119:95). destroyer—violent man. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:1-5

1. The plea of the righteous 17:1-5 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:1-15

Psalms 17The content of this lament psalm is similar to that of the preceding one, except that the danger David faced when he wrote this psalm was more threatening. Again he viewed himself as a person committed to God who lived among many others who lived for the present. He prayed for deliverance from their oppression and anticipated the future in God’s presence. A strong concern for righteousness pervades the entire psalm (cf. Psalms 17:1-2; Psalms 17:15).This is one of five psalms that... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:4-5

David also claimed to have kept free from sinners’ ways with the help of God’s Word. He had pursued God’s revealed way to live consistently. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 17:1-15

The Psalmist makes his appeal to the justice of God (Psalms 17:1-2), and supports his prayer by an assertion of his conscious innocence (Psalms 17:3-5) and an account of the eager cruelty of his enemies (Psalms 17:9-12). The concluding thought, that true satisfaction is found in God alone (Psalms 17:14-15), recalls the teaching of Psalms 16, with which this Ps. presents other points of likeness.1. Feigned] false, insincere. 2. My sentence] my judgment, in the favourable sense of ’vindication.’... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 17:4

(4) Concerning the works of men—i.e., as regards the actions of men, or in ordinary human actions; for the expression comp. Job 31:33; and Hosea 6:7, where the margin has Adam.By the word of thy lips.—Some take this clause closely with the foregoing, and render, “against the word,” &c; but the Authorised Version is better. The Divine standard for action, not the human or worldly, influences the writer.I have kept me.—Literally, I for my part have observed ways of violence. But usage... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 17:1-15

Men of the World Psalms 17:14 To every young man there comes, sooner or later, the brief but startling message which God addressed to Abraham when he was in Ur of the Chaldees 'Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee'. You cannot always abide in the home of your childhood. I. Think of the portion which belongs to men of the world. There is not a greater mistake than to imagine that you will be heart-rich as soon as you... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 17:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 17:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 17:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 17:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:1-5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:1-15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:4-5

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 17:1-15

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 17:4

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 17:1-15

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