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.
A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
2 Let from thy presence my sentence come forth; let thy eyes behold what is right.
From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
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 proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.
4 Among the deeds of men did I observe, by the word of thy lips, the paths of the dissolute.
As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
5 My steps held firmly to thy tracks, [and] my footsteps did not slip.
To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
6 I call on thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thy ear unto me, hear my speech.
I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.
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.
Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; conceal me under the shadow of thy wings,
Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.
9 From the wicked that despoil me, my enemies, who, to take my life, compass me about.
From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.
10 They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:
11 On our steps they now encompass us: they direct their eyes to turn aside in the land.
'Our steps now have compassed [him];' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.
12 Every man is just like a lion that is greedy to tear his prey, and like a young lion lurking in a covert.
His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
13 Arise, O Lord, prevent him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, who is thy sword, —
Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,
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, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion [is] in life, And [with] Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied [with] sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.
15 As for me, in righteousness shall I behold thy face: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with contemplating thy likeness.
I — in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Thy form!
