Psalms 17
1 “A psalm of David.” Hear the righteous cause, O LORD! Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer from lips without deceit!
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.
2 May my sentence come forth from thy presence; May thine eyes behold uprightness!
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes look upon equity.
3 Provest thou my heart, visitest thou me in the night, Triest thou me like gold, thou shalt find nothing!
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4 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.
As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
5 Support my steps in thy paths, That my feet may not slip!
My steps have held fast to thy paths, my feet have not slipped.
6 I call upon thee, O God! for thou wilt hear me; Incline thine ear to me, and listen to my prayer!
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.
7 Show forth thy loving-kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand Them that seek refuge in thee from their adversaries!
Shew thy marvelous lovingkindness, O thou that savest them which put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them], by thy right hand.
8 Guard me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 From the wicked who assault me, From my deadly enemies who compass me about!
From the wicked that spoil me, my deadly enemies, that compass me about.
10 They shut up their hard heart; With their mouth they speak haughtily.
They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 They encompass us in all our steps; They fix their eyes upon us, that they may cast us on the ground.
They have now compassed us in our steps: they set their eyes to cast [us] down to the earth.
12 They are like a lion, eager for his prey; Like a young lion, lurking in secret places.
He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O LORD! disappoint them, cast them down! Deliver me from the wicked by thy sword,
Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
14 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.
From men, by thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: they are satisfied with children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
15 But I through righteousness shall see thy face; I shall be satisfied with the revival of thy countenance.
As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
