Psalm 17:1-9

Psalm 17 is a prayer, pleading for God to grant vindication to the psalmist (17:1-5), to intervene in the psalmist’s life that is beset with opposition (17:6-9), and specifically to deliver the psalmist from his enemies (17:10-14). It is topped off with a beautiful affirmation of seeing God’s face when he awakes, either from his horrible earthly circumstances or eschatologically, from death to new life.

A trilogy of psalms affirming David’s steady and firm relationship to God (Psalms 15-17)

The lectionary portion prescribed is 17:1-9, but we understand that lectionary prescriptions zoom in on a particular text with no intention of disallowing the larger context. In this case, the larger context is three psalms, not just Psalm 17. And this  trilogy…