Psalms 17
1 A PRAYER OF DAVID. Hear, O YHWH, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
2 My judgment goes out from before You; Your eyes see uprightly.
From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
3 You have proved my heart, You have inspected by night, You have tried me, You find nothing; My thoughts do not pass over 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 As for doings of man, Through a word of Your lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
5 To uphold my goings in Your paths, My steps have not slipped.
To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
6 I called You, for You answer me, O God, incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.
I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.
7 Separate Your kindness wonderfully, O Savior of the confiding, By Your right hand, from withstanders.
Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.
8 Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings,
Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.
9 From the face of the wicked who spoiled me, [From] my enemies in soul who go around against me.
From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.
10 They have closed up their fat, Their mouths have spoken with pride:
Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:
11 “Our steps have now surrounded [him]”; They set 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 His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
13 Arise, O YHWH, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Your sword,
Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,
14 From men, Your hand, O YHWH, From men of the world, their portion [is] in life, And [with] Your hidden things You fill their belly, They are satisfied [with] sons, And have left their abundance to their sucklings.
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 I—in righteousness, I see Your face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Your form!
I — in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Thy form!
