Psalms 17:3

³Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.b

Psalm 17 is a prayer of David, a cry for vindication and protection from enemies who surround him. The psalm moves from an appeal to God's justice, based on David's own integrity, to a plea for deliverance, and finally to a confident hope in God's presence. It is a lament that leans