< Psalms 17 >

1 prayer to/for David to hear: hear [emph?] LORD righteousness to listen [emph?] cry my to listen [emph?] prayer my in/on/with not lips deceit
Yahweh, listen to me while I plead with you to act justly toward me. Hear me while I call out to you to help me. Pay attention to what I say while I pray because I am speaking [MTY] honestly/truthfully.
2 from to/for face your justice: judgement my to come out: come eye your to see uprightness
You are the one who is able to declare that I (am innocent/have not done anything that was wrong) because you see/know that I am telling the truth.
3 to test heart my to reckon: visit night to refine me not to find to plan not to pass: trespass lip my
You know what I think, [even] at night; you have examined what I say and do, and you know that I have determined to never tell any lies.
4 to/for wages man in/on/with word lips your I to keep: guard way violent
I have not done like others do; I have always done what is right [IDM], and I have not acted cruelly toward others.
5 to grasp step my in/on/with track your not to shake beat my
I have always done what you told me to do [IDM], I have (never failed to do/always done) [LIT] those things.
6 I to call: call to you for to answer me God to stretch ear your to/for me to hear: hear word my
O God, I pray to you because you answer me; please listen [MTY] to what I am saying.
7 be distinguished kindness your to save to seek refuge from to arise: attack in/on/with right your
Show me that you faithfully love me. By your great power [MTY] rescue those who (run to/trust in) you to protect them from their enemies.
8 to keep: guard me like/as pupil daughter eye in/on/with shadow wing your to hide me
Protect me as people carefully protect their own eyes; protect me like [birds] protect [their babies] under their wings [MET].
9 from face: before wicked this to ruin me enemy my in/on/with soul: life to surround upon me
Do not allow wicked people to attack me; my enemies surround me, wanting to kill me.
10 fat their to shut lip their to speak: speak in/on/with majesty
They never pity [IDM] anyone, and they are always boasting.
11 step our now (to turn: surround us *Q(K)*) eye their to set: make to/for to stretch in/on/with land: soil
They have hunted/searched for me and found me. They surround me, watching for an opportunity to throw me to the ground.
12 likeness his like/as lion to long to/for to tear and like/as lion to dwell in/on/with hiding
They are like lions [SIM] that are ready to tear apart the animals that they capture; they are like young lions that are hiding, waiting to pounce [on their prey].
13 to arise: rise [emph?] LORD to meet [emph?] face of his to bow him to escape [emph?] soul my from wicked sword your
Yahweh, come and (oppose/fight against) my enemies and defeat them! Use your sword to save me from those wicked people!
14 from man hand: power your LORD from man from lifetime/world portion their in/on/with life (and to treasure your *Q(K)*) to fill belly: womb their to satisfy son: child and to rest remainder their to/for infant their
Yahweh, by your power [MTY] rescue me from those people who are interested [only] in things here in this world. But you provide plenty of food for those whom you love dearly; their children also have many things that their grandchildren will inherit.
15 I in/on/with righteousness to see face your to satisfy in/on/with to awake likeness your
Yahweh, because I act righteously, I will [some day] see you [SYN]. When I awake, I will see you face-to-face, and then I will be happy.

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