Psalms 17
1 A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend to my cry, give ear to my prayer, that goeth not out of deceitful lips.
A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thy eyes behold the things that are equal.
From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
3 Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
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 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
5 Uphold my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thy ear to me, and hear my speech.
I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.
7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them who put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.
9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who surround me.
From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.
10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:
11 They have now surrounded us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
'Our steps now have compassed [him];' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.
12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, 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 LORD, from men of the world, who have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
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 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
I — in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Thy form!
