Psalms 17
1 The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.
Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend to my cry. Give ear to my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.
2 Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable.
Let my justice come forth from thy presence. Let thine eyes look upon equity.
3 Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me.
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.
4 That my mouth may not speak the works of men: for the sake of the words of thy lips, I have kept hard ways.
As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the ways of a violent man.
5 Perfect thou my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps be not moved.
My steps have held fast to thy paths. My feet have not slipped.
6 I have cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me: O incline thy ear unto me, and hear my words.
I have called upon thee, for thou will answer me, O God. Incline thine ear to me, and hear my speech.
7 Shew forth thy wonderful mercies; thou who savest them that trust in thee.
Show thy marvelous loving kindness, O thou who saves by thy right hand those who take refuge from those who rise up.
8 From them that resist thy right hand keep me, as the apple of thy eye. Protect 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 face of the wicked who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul:
from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who encompass me around.
10 They have shut up their fat: their mouth hath spoken proudly.
They are enclosed in their own fat. With their mouth they speak proudly.
11 They have cast me forth and now they have surrounded me: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth.
They have now encompassed us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast down to the earth.
12 They have taken me, as a lion prepared for the prey; and as a young lion dwelling in secret places.
He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him and supplant him; deliver my soul from the wicked one: thy sword
Arise, O Jehovah, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword,
14 From the enemies of thy hand. O Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life: their belly is filled from thy hidden stores. They are full of children: and they have left to their little ones the rest of their substance.
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.
15 But as for me, I will appear before thy sight in justice: I shall be satisfied when thy glory shall appear.
As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy form.
