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 feigned lips.
A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thy eyes behold the things that are equal.
May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.
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.
You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with 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 for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
5 Uphold my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not.
My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thy ear to me, [and hear] my speech.
I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
7 Show thy wonderful loving-kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them who put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].
Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shade of thy wings.
Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
9 From the wicked that oppress me, [from] my deadly enemies, [who] encompass me,
from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,
12 Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
13 Arise, O LORD disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, [who is] thy sword:
Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your 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 such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
