Psalms 17

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

Hear the right, O Yhwh, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

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

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

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 mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

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 me from the paths of the destroyer.

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

Hold up my goings in thy paths, that 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 wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and 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 thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their 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 oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

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

They are inclosed 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 compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes 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.

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were 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, O Yhwh, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is 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 which are thy hand, O Yhwh, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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.