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.

A Prayer of David. Hear, O Yahweh, the right, Attend to my loud cry, Give ear unto my prayer, on lips that would not deceive:

2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes look upon equity.

From before thee, let my sentence come forth, Thine eyes, behold with equity.

3 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.

Thou hast tested my heart, hast made inspection by night, hast refined me until thou couldst find nothing, Had I devised evil, my mouth should not have transgressed:

4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

As for the workings of men, By the word of thy lips, have, I, taken heed of the paths of the violent one.

5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, my feet have not slipped.

Thou hast held fast my goings on to thy ways, My footsteps have not been shaken:

6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.

I, have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O GOD, —Incline thine ear unto me, Hear thou my speech:

7 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.

Let thy lovingkindness be distinguished, thou Saviour of such as seek refuge from them who lift themselves up against thy right hand.

8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

Guard me, as the pupil of the eye, —Under the shadow of thy wings, wilt thou hide me:

9 From the wicked that spoil me, my deadly enemies, that compass me about.

From the face of lawless ones who have treated me with violence, the foes of my soul, who come round against me:

10 They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

Their own fat [heart], have they shut up, —With their mouth, have they spoken proudly.

11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they set their eyes to cast [us] down to the earth.

As for our own goings, now, have they surrounded us, —Their eyes, they fix, bending to the earth:

12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

His likeness, is as a lion, that longeth to rend, and as a young lion, lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;

Rise, Yahweh! Confront his face, Bring him down, Deliver my soul from the lawless one [who is] thy sword:

14 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.

From men [who are] thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom, —They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children: —

15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

I, in righteousness, shall behold thy face, Shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of thee.