1. Psalm 17:2 (ESV)
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How does the psalmist develop the judicial character of his plea?

Psalm 17:2 (ESV)

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

David develops the judicial character of his plea about his just cause (Psalm 17:1) by speaking of judgment, a decision that needs to come from the presence of the one who is judge in the heavenly court.1

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