Psalms 17

1 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:

A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer from lips without deceit.

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

Let my judgment come forth from Thy presence; let Thine eyes behold equity.

3 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:

Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night; Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not that I had a thought which should not pass my mouth.

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

As for the doings of men, by the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

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

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

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

As for me, I call upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O God; incline Thine ear unto me, hear my speech.

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

Make passing great Thy mercies, O Thou that savest by Thy right hand from assailants them that take refuge in Thee.

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

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me in the shadow of Thy wings,

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

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

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

Their gross heart they have shut tight, with their mouth they speak proudly.

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

At our every step they have now encompassed us; they set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

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

He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.

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

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

14 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: —

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; who have children in plenty, and leave their abundance to their babes.

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

As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness.