Psalms 17
1 A prayer of David. Lord, please hear my cry for justice! Please pay attention to my call for help! Listen to the prayer of an honest man!
Ko e Lotu ʻa Tevita. ʻE Sihova, ke ke fanongo ki he meʻa totonu, tokanga ki heʻeku tangi fakafanongo ki heʻeku lotu, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai mei he loungutu kākā.
2 Vindicate me before you—for you see what is right.
Ke haʻu mei ho ʻao ʻa hoku fakamaau; ke ʻafioʻi ʻe ho fofonga ʻaia ʻoku totonu.
3 You have observed my thoughts, you have visited me at night, you have examined me—and you have found nothing wrong. I promised myself I wouldn't say anything I shouldn't.
Naʻa ke ʻahiʻahiʻi hoku loto; naʻa ke ʻaʻahi kiate au ʻi he poʻuli; kuo ke ʻahiʻahiʻi au, ka ʻe ʻikai te ke ʻilo ha meʻa; kuopau pe hoku loto ʻe ʻikai hala hoku ngutu.
4 With regard to the actions of others: I have done what you told me and I have avoided what violent people do.
Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he ngaahi ngāue ʻae tangata, ʻi he folofola ʻo ho loungutu kuo u taʻofi ʻaki au mei he ngaahi ʻaluʻanga ʻoe fakaʻauha.
5 I have not strayed from your path; my feet have not slipped from it.
Ke ke tokoni ʻeku ʻalu atu ʻi ho ngaahi hala, ke ʻoua naʻa hekea hoku vaʻe.
6 God, I call out to you because I know you will answer; please listen carefully to what I have to say.
ʻE ʻOtua naʻaku ui kiate koe, he te ke ongoʻi au: ke ke fakatokangaʻi ho telinga kiate au, pea fanongo ki heʻeku lea.
7 Show me how wonderful your trustworthy love really is, Savior of those who come to you for protection against their enemies!
Fakahā hoʻo ʻaloʻofa fakamanavahē, ʻa koe ʻoku ke fakamoʻui ʻaki ho nima toʻomataʻu ʻakinautolu ʻoku falala kiate koe meiate kinautolu ʻoku tuʻu hake kiate kinautolu.
8 Keep me safe as someone you love; hide me underneath your wings.
Ke ke tauhi au ʻo hangē ko e tamaʻimata, fakafufū au ʻi he malu ʻo ho kapakau,
9 Protect me from the attacks of the wicked who want to destroy me, from my enemies who surround me, intent on killing me.
Mei he kau angakovi ʻaia ʻoku nau taʻomia au, mei hoku ngaahi fili fakapō, ʻoku nau kāpui au.
10 They have no compassion, and all they have to say is pure arrogance.
Kuo ʻāʻi ʻakinautolu ʻaki honau fuʻu sino: ʻoku nau lea fakafielahi ʻaki honau ngutu.
11 They hunt me down and surround me, looking for the chance to knock me down in the dust.
Ko eni kuo nau kāpui ʻakimautolu ʻi homau ngaahi ʻaluʻanga: kuo nau fakamamaʻu honau mata ʻo sio hifo ki he kelekele;
12 They are like lions, longing to tear their prey apart; like fierce lions crouching in ambush.
ʻO hangē ko e laione ʻoku holi ki he kai, pea hangē ko e laione mui ʻoku toitoi ʻi he ngaahi potu lilo.
13 Lord, stand up and confront them! Force them to back down! By your sword rescue me from the wicked!
Tuʻu hake, ʻE Sihova, ʻo taʻofi ia, lī ia ki lalo: fakahaofi hoku laumālie mei he tangata angakovi, ʻaia ko hoʻo heletā:
14 Lord, by your power, save me from people whose only thought is for this world. May they be filled with what you have in store for them, their children too, with left-overs for their grandchildren!
ʻE Sihova, mei he kau tangata ʻoku ʻi ho nima, mei he kau tangata ʻo māmani, ʻoku nau maʻu honau ʻinasi ʻi he moʻui ni, ʻakinautolu ʻoku ke fakapito honau kete ʻaki hoʻo koloa fufū: ʻoku nau fonu ʻi he ngaahi fānau, pea ʻoku nau tuku hono toe ʻo ʻenau koloa ki heʻenau kau valevale.
15 As for me, I shall see your face in all its goodness. When I awake, I will be so pleased to see you face to face.
Ka ko au, te u mamata ki ho fofonga ʻi he māʻoniʻoni: te u fiemālie au, ʻo kau ka ʻā hake, ʻi ho tatau.
