Psalms 17
1 A prayer of David hear! O Yahweh - righteousness pay attention to! cry of entreaty my give ear to! prayer my with not lips of deceit.
“A prayer of David.” Hear, O Lord, [the cause of] righteousness, attend unto my entreaty, give ear unto my prayer, coming from lips without deceit.
2 From to before you judgment my may it come forth eyes your may they see uprightness.
Let from thy presence my sentence come forth; let thy eyes behold what is right.
3 You have tested heart my - you have visited night you have tested me not you will find I have resolved not it will transgress mouth my.
Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast thought of me in the night; thou hast refined me—thou couldst find nothing: my purpose doth not pass beyond [the words of] my mouth.
4 To [the] deeds of humankind by [the] word of lips your I I have watched [the] paths of violent person[s].
Among the deeds of men did I observe, by the word of thy lips, the paths of the dissolute.
5 They have held firm steps my in tracks your not they have been shaken footsteps my.
My steps held firmly to thy tracks, [and] my footsteps did not slip.
6 I I call out to you for you will answer me O God incline ear your to me hear utterance my.
I call on thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thy ear unto me, hear my speech.
7 Make wonderful covenant loyalti your O deliverer of [those who] take refuge from [those who] rise up by right [hand] your.
Show marvelously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest those who put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them] by thy right hand.
8 Keep me like [the] pupil of [the] daughter of an eye in [the] shadow of wings your you will hide me.
Keep me as the apple of the eye; conceal me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 From before wicked [people] who they have assailed me enemies my with soul they surround me.
From the wicked that despoil me, my enemies, who, to take my life, compass me about.
10 Fat their they have closed up mouth their they have spoken with pride.
They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 Steps our now (they have surrounded us *Q(K)*) eyes their they set to bend down on the ground.
On our steps they now encompass us: they direct their eyes to turn aside in the land.
12 Likeness his [is] like a lion [which] it longs to tear to pieces and like a young lion [which] sits in hiding places.
Every man is just like a lion that is greedy to tear his prey, and like a young lion lurking in a covert.
13 Arise! O Yahweh confront! face his make bow down him deliver! life my from [the] wicked sword your.
Arise, O Lord, prevent him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, who is thy sword, —
14 From men hand your - O Yahweh from men from [the] world [whom] portion their [is] in the life (and treasured [thing] your *Q(K)*) you fill belly their they are satisfied sons and they leave abundance their to children their.
From these men—thy hand—O Lord, from the men of this world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hidden treasure: they have children in plenty, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
15 I in righteousness I will see face your I will be satisfied when awake likeness your.
As for me, in righteousness shall I behold thy face: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with contemplating thy likeness.
