Psalms 17
1 “A prayer of David.” Hear, O Lord, [the cause of] righteousness, attend unto my entreaty, give ear unto my prayer, coming from lips without deceit.
The prayer of Dauid. Heare the right, O Lord, consider my crye: hearken vnto my prayer of lips vnfained.
2 Let from thy presence my sentence come forth; let thy eyes behold what is right.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes beholde equitie.
3 Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast thought of me in the night; thou hast refined me—thou couldst find nothing: my purpose doth not pass beyond [the words of] my mouth.
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 Among the deeds of men did I observe, by the word of thy lips, the paths of the dissolute.
Concerning the workes of men, by the wordes of thy lips I kept mee from the paths of the cruell man.
5 My steps held firmly to thy tracks, [and] my footsteps did not slip.
Stay my steps in thy paths, that my feete doe not slide.
6 I call on thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thy ear unto me, 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 marvelously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest those who put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them] by thy right hand.
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; conceal me under the shadow of thy wings,
Keepe me as the apple of the eye: hide me vnder the shadowe of thy wings,
9 From the wicked that despoil me, my enemies, who, to take my life, 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 On our steps they now encompass us: they direct their eyes to turn aside in the land.
They haue compassed vs now in our steps: they haue set their eyes to bring downe to the ground:
12 Every man is just like a lion that is greedy to tear his prey, and like a young lion lurking in a covert.
Like as a lyon that is greedy of pray, and as it were a lyons whelp lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O Lord, prevent him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, who is thy sword, —
Vp Lord, disappoint him: cast him downe: deliuer my soule from the wicked with thy sworde,
14 From these men—thy hand—O Lord, from the men of this world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hidden treasure: they have children in plenty, 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, in righteousness shall I behold thy face: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with contemplating thy likeness.
But I will beholde thy face in righteousnes, and when I awake, I shalbe satisfied with thine image.
