Psalms 17
1 The prayer of Dauid. Heare the right, O Lord, consider my crye: hearken vnto my prayer of lips vnfained.
A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes beholde equitie.
From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
3 Thou hast prooued and visited mine heart in the night: thou hast tryed me, and foundest nothing: for I was purposed that my mouth should not offend.
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 Concerning the workes of men, by the wordes of thy lips I kept mee from the paths of the cruell man.
As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
5 Stay my steps in thy paths, that my feete doe not slide.
To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
6 I haue called vpon thee: surely thou wilt heare me, O God: incline thine eare to me, and hearken vnto my wordes.
I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.
7 Shewe thy marueilous mercies, thou that art the Sauiour of them that trust in thee, from such as resist thy right hand.
Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.
8 Keepe me as the apple of the eye: hide me vnder the shadowe 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 wicked that oppresse mee, from mine enemies, which compasse me round about for my soule.
From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.
10 They are inclosed in their owne fat, and they haue spoken proudely with their mouth.
Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:
11 They haue compassed vs now in our steps: they haue set their eyes to bring downe to the ground:
'Our steps now have compassed [him];' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.
12 Like as a lyon that is greedy of pray, and as it were a lyons whelp lurking in secret places.
His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
13 Vp Lord, disappoint him: cast him downe: deliuer my soule from the wicked with thy sworde,
Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,
14 From men by thine hand, O Lord, from men of the world, who haue their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thine hid treasure: their children haue ynough, and leaue the rest of their substance for their children.
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 I will beholde thy face in righteousnes, and when I awake, I shalbe satisfied with thine image.
I — in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Thy form!
