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 Yahweh, the right, Attend to my loud cry, Give ear unto my prayer, on lips that would not deceive:
2 From to before you judgment my may it come forth eyes your may they see uprightness.
From before thee, let my sentence come forth, Thine eyes, behold with equity.
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 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 To [the] deeds of humankind by [the] word of lips your I I have watched [the] paths of violent person[s].
As for the workings of men, By the word of thy lips, have, I, taken heed of the paths of the violent one.
5 They have held firm steps my in tracks your not they have been shaken footsteps my.
Thou hast held fast my goings on to thy ways, My footsteps have not been shaken:
6 I I call out to you for you will answer me O God incline ear your to me hear utterance my.
I, have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O GOD, —Incline thine ear unto me, Hear thou my speech:
7 Make wonderful covenant loyalti your O deliverer of [those who] take refuge from [those who] rise up by right [hand] your.
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 like [the] pupil of [the] daughter of an eye in [the] shadow of wings your you will hide me.
Guard me, as the pupil of the eye, —Under the shadow of thy wings, wilt thou hide me:
9 From before wicked [people] who they have assailed me enemies my with soul they surround me.
From the face of lawless ones who have treated me with violence, the foes of my soul, who come round against me:
10 Fat their they have closed up mouth their they have spoken with pride.
Their own fat [heart], have they shut up, —With their mouth, have they spoken proudly.
11 Steps our now (they have surrounded us *Q(K)*) eyes their they set to bend down on the ground.
As for our own goings, now, have they surrounded us, —Their eyes, they fix, bending to the earth:
12 Likeness his [is] like a lion [which] it longs to tear to pieces and like a young lion [which] sits in hiding places.
His likeness, is as a lion, that longeth to rend, and as a young lion, lurking in secret places.
13 Arise! O Yahweh confront! face his make bow down him deliver! life my from [the] wicked sword your.
Rise, Yahweh! Confront his face, Bring him down, Deliver my soul from the lawless one [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 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 I in righteousness I will see face your I will be satisfied when awake likeness your.
I, in righteousness, shall behold thy face, Shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of thee.
