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.
A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
2 Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable.
From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
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 hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.
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 to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
5 Perfect thou my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps be not moved.
To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
6 I have cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me: O incline thy ear unto me, and hear my words.
I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.
7 Shew forth thy wonderful mercies; thou who savest them that trust in thee.
Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.
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, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.
9 From the face of the wicked who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul:
From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.
10 They have shut up their fat: their mouth hath spoken proudly.
Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:
11 They have cast me forth and now they have surrounded me: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth.
'Our steps now have compassed [him];' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.
12 They have taken me, as a lion prepared for the prey; and as a young lion dwelling in secret places.
His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
13 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him and supplant him; deliver my soul from the wicked one: thy sword
Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, 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, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion [is] in life, And [with] Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied [with] sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.
15 But as for me, I will appear before thy sight in justice: I shall be satisfied when thy glory shall appear.
I — in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Thy form!
