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, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
2 From before thee, let my sentence come forth, Thine eyes, behold with equity.
From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
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 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 the workings of men, By the word of thy lips, have, I, taken heed of the paths of the violent one.
As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
5 Thou hast held fast my goings on to thy ways, My footsteps have not been shaken:
To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
6 I, have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O GOD, —Incline thine ear unto me, Hear thou my speech:
I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to 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.
Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.
8 Guard me, as the pupil of the eye, —Under the shadow of thy wings, wilt thou hide me:
Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.
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 face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.
10 Their own fat [heart], have they shut up, —With their mouth, have they spoken proudly.
Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:
11 As for our own goings, now, have they surrounded us, —Their eyes, they fix, bending to the earth:
'Our steps now have compassed [him];' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.
12 His likeness, is as a lion, that longeth to rend, and as a young lion, lurking in secret places.
His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling 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 Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, 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, 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, shall behold thy face, Shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of thee.
I — in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Thy form!
