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, O Lord, [the cause of] righteousness, attend unto my entreaty, give ear unto my prayer, coming from lips without deceit.
2 Let my justice come forth from thy presence. Let thine eyes look upon equity.
Let from thy presence my sentence come forth; let thy eyes behold what is right.
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 thought of me in the night; thou hast refined me—thou couldst find nothing: my purpose doth not pass beyond [the words of] my mouth.
4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the ways of a violent man.
Among the deeds of men did I observe, by the word of thy lips, the paths of the dissolute.
5 My steps have held fast to thy paths. My feet have not slipped.
My steps held firmly to thy tracks, [and] my footsteps did not slip.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou will answer me, O God. Incline thine ear to me, and hear my speech.
I call on thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thy 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.
Show marvelously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest those who put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them] by thy right hand.
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; conceal 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 despoil me, my enemies, who, to take my life, 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.
On our steps they now encompass us: they direct their eyes to turn aside in the land.
12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Every man is just like a lion that is greedy to tear his prey, and like a young lion lurking in a covert.
13 Arise, O Jehovah, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword,
Arise, O Lord, prevent him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, who 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 these men—thy hand—O Lord, from the men of this world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hidden treasure: they have children in plenty, 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, in righteousness shall I behold thy face: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with contemplating thy likeness.
