Psalms 17:1

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Psalms 17:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.

2 May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.

3 You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

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Psalms 43:1

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Psalms 55:2

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Psalms 55:3

at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.

Psalms 61:1

Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.

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Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.

Daniel 9:19

O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”

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When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.

Psalms 145:18

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Jeremiah 3:10

Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.

Matthew 15:8

‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

John 1:47

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