Psalms 17

1 Hear the right, O LORD, attend to my cry, give ear to my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.

Yahweh, listen to me while I plead with you to act justly toward me. Hear me while I call out to you to help me. Pay attention to what I say while I pray because I am speaking [MTY] honestly/truthfully.

2 Let my sentence come forth from your presence; let your eyes behold the things that are equal.

You are the one who is able to declare that I (am innocent/have not done anything that was wrong) because you see/know that I am telling the truth.

3 You have proved my heart; you have visited me in the night; you have tried me, and shall find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

You know what I think, [even] at night; you have examined what I say and do, and you know that I have determined to never tell any lies.

4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

I have not done like others do; I have always done what is right [IDM], and I have not acted cruelly toward others.

5 Hold up my goings in your paths, that my footsteps slip not.

I have always done what you told me to do [IDM], I have (never failed to do/always done) [LIT] those things.

6 I have called on you, for you will hear me, O God: incline your ear to me, and hear my speech.

O God, I pray to you because you answer me; please listen [MTY] to what I am saying.

7 Show your marvelous loving kindness, O you that save by your right hand them which put their trust in you from those that rise up against them.

Show me that you faithfully love me. By your great power [MTY] rescue those who (run to/trust in) you to protect them from their enemies.

8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings,

Protect me as people carefully protect their own eyes; protect me like [birds] protect [their babies] under their wings [MET].

9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

Do not allow wicked people to attack me; my enemies surround me, wanting to kill me.

10 They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

They never pity [IDM] anyone, and they are always boasting.

11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

They have hunted/searched for me and found me. They surround me, watching for an opportunity to throw me to the ground.

12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

They are like lions [SIM] that are ready to tear apart the animals that they capture; they are like young lions that are hiding, waiting to pounce [on their prey].

13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your sword:

Yahweh, come and (oppose/fight against) my enemies and defeat them! Use your sword to save me from those wicked people!

14 From men which are your hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly you fill with your hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

Yahweh, by your power [MTY] rescue me from those people who are interested [only] in things here in this world. But you provide plenty of food for those whom you love dearly; their children also have many things that their grandchildren will inherit.

15 As for me, I will behold your face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with your likeness.

Yahweh, because I act righteously, I will [some day] see you [SYN]. When I awake, I will see you face-to-face, and then I will be happy.