Psalms 17

1 A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, [that goeth] 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 thy presence; let thine 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 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited [me] in the night; thou hast tried me, [and] shalt 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 thy 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 thy 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 upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, [ and hear] my speech.

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

7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust [in thee] 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 thy 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 inclosed 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] thy 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] thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, [which have] their portion in [this] life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy 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 thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy 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.