Psalms 17

1 Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend to my cry. Give ear to my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.

A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.

2 Let my justice come forth from thy presence. Let thine eyes look upon equity.

Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.

3 Thou have proved my heart. Thou have visited me in the night. Thou have tried me, and find nothing. I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.

4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the ways of a violent man.

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent [man].

5 My steps have held fast to thy paths. My feet have not slipped.

When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not.

6 I have called upon thee, for thou will answer me, O God. Incline thine ear to me, and hear my speech.

I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.

7 Show thy marvelous loving kindness, O thou who saves by thy right hand those who take refuge from those who rise up.

Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].

8 Keep me as the apple of the eye. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

9 from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who encompass me around.

From the wicked that destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

10 They are enclosed in their own fat. With their mouth they speak proudly.

They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.

11 They have now encompassed us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast down to the earth.

They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.

12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, O Jehovah, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword,

Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;

14 from men by thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of the world whose portion is in this life, and whose belly thou fill with thy treasure. They are satisfied with sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

From men [who are] thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in [this] life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their children.

15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy form.

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.