1. Psalm 17:2 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is the psalmist asking the Lord’s eyes to behold?

Psalm 17:2 (ESV)

2 From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right!

David prays that the Lord’s eyes would behold the right. That is, David asks the Lord to examine his integrity in thought and deed.1 It is not as though David believes he is perfect. He simply calls upon God to render a resolution to his hardship, wherein he will be vindicated, shown to be in the right.