Psalms 17
1 Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.
The prayer of Dauid. Heare the right, O Lord, consider my crye: hearken vnto my prayer of lips vnfained.
2 Let my sentence come forth from your presence; let your eyes behold the things that are equal.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes beholde equitie.
3 You have proved mine 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.
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.
4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Concerning the workes of men, by the wordes of thy lips I kept mee from the paths of the cruell man.
5 Hold up my activities in your paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Stay my steps in thy paths, that my feete doe not slide.
6 I have called upon you, for you will hear me, O God: incline your ear unto me, and hear my speech.
I haue called vpon thee: surely thou wilt heare me, O God: incline thine eare to me, and hearken vnto my wordes.
7 Show your marvellous loving kindness, O you that save by your right hand them which put their trust in you from those that rise up against them.
Shewe thy marueilous mercies, thou that art the Sauiour of them that trust in thee, from such as resist thy right hand.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings,
Keepe me as the apple of the eye: hide me vnder the shadowe of thy wings,
9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
From the wicked that oppresse mee, from mine enemies, which compasse me round about for my soule.
10 They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
They are inclosed in their owne fat, and they haue spoken proudely with their mouth.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
They haue compassed vs now in our steps: they haue set their eyes to bring downe to the ground:
12 Like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Like as a lyon that is greedy of pray, and as it were a lyons whelp lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your sword:
Vp Lord, disappoint him: cast him downe: deliuer my soule from the wicked with thy sworde,
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.
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.
15 As for me, I will behold your face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with your likeness.
But I will beholde thy face in righteousnes, and when I awake, I shalbe satisfied with thine image.
