Psalms 17
1 Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.
“A psalm of David.” Hear the righteous cause, O LORD! Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer from lips without deceit!
2 Let my sentence come forth from your presence; let your eyes behold the things that are equal.
May my sentence come forth from thy presence; May thine eyes behold uprightness!
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.
Provest thou my heart, visitest thou me in the night, Triest thou me like gold, thou shalt find nothing!
4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
My thoughts do not vary from my lips. As to the deeds of men, Through the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
5 Hold up my activities in your paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Support my steps in thy paths, That my feet may not slip!
6 I have called upon you, for you will hear me, O God: incline your ear unto me, and hear my speech.
I call upon thee, O God! for thou wilt hear me; Incline thine ear to me, and listen to my prayer!
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.
Show forth thy loving-kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand Them that seek refuge in thee from their adversaries!
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings,
Guard me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings
9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
From the wicked who assault me, From my deadly enemies who compass me about!
10 They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
They shut up their hard heart; With their mouth they speak haughtily.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
They encompass us in all our steps; They fix their eyes upon us, that they may cast us on the ground.
12 Like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
They are like a lion, eager for his prey; Like a young lion, lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your sword:
Arise, O LORD! disappoint them, cast them down! Deliver me from the wicked by thy sword,
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 thy hand, O LORD! from men of the world, Whose portion is in life; whom thou loadest with thy treasure; Whose children have enough, and leave their superfluity to 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 through righteousness shall see thy face; I shall be satisfied with the revival of thy countenance.
