Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Psalm 17

^{1 a} My righteous cause.

^{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.

^{2 b} The vengeance that you shalt shewe against mine enemies.

^{3 c} When thy Spirit examined my couscience.

^{3 d} I was innocent towarde mine enemie bothe in dede and thoght.

^{4 e} Thogh the wicked prouoked me to do euil for euil, yet thy worde kept me backe.

^{6 !} Therefore he desireth God to reuenge his innocencie, and deliuer him.

^{7 g} For all rebel against thee, which trouble thy Churche.

^{9 h} For their crueltie can not be satisfied but with my death.

^{10 i} Thei are puft vp with pride, as the stomake that is choked with fat.

^{13 /} Or, whose is by sworde.

^{13 k} Stop his rage.

^{14 l} By thine heauenlie power.

^{14 /} Or, whose tyrannie hathe to long endured.

^{14 m} And fele not the smart that Gods children oftimes do.

^{15 n} This is the ful felicitie, comforting against all assalttes, to haue the face of God & fauorable countenance opened vnto vs.

^{15 o} And am deliuered out of my great troubles.