Psalms 17
1 A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
The prayer of Dauid. Heare the right, O Lord, consider my crye: hearken vnto my prayer of lips vnfained.
2 From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes beholde equitie.
3 Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.
Thou hast prooued and visited mine heart in the night: thou hast tryed me, and foundest nothing: for I was purposed that my mouth should not offend.
4 As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
Concerning the workes of men, by the wordes of thy lips I kept mee from the paths of the cruell man.
5 To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
Stay my steps in thy paths, that my feete doe not slide.
6 I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.
I haue called vpon thee: surely thou wilt heare me, O God: incline thine eare to me, and hearken vnto my wordes.
7 Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.
Shewe thy marueilous mercies, thou that art the Sauiour of them that trust in thee, from such as resist thy right hand.
8 Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.
Keepe me as the apple of the eye: hide me vnder the shadowe of thy wings,
9 From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.
From the wicked that oppresse mee, from mine enemies, which compasse me round about for my soule.
10 Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:
They are inclosed in their owne fat, and they haue spoken proudely with their mouth.
11 'Our steps now have compassed [him];' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.
They haue compassed vs now in our steps: they haue set their eyes to bring downe to the ground:
12 His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
Like as a lyon that is greedy of pray, and as it were a lyons whelp lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,
Vp Lord, disappoint him: cast him downe: deliuer my soule from the wicked with thy sworde,
14 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.
From men by thine hand, O Lord, from men of the world, who haue their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thine hid treasure: their children haue ynough, and leaue the rest of their substance for their children.
15 I — in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Thy form!
But I will beholde thy face in righteousnes, and when I awake, I shalbe satisfied with thine image.
