Psalms 17
1 A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
A prayer of David. Listen, O Lord, to my innocence; attend to my piercing cry. Give heed to my prayer out of lips unfeigned.
2 From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
Let my vindication come from you, your eyes see the truth.
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.
When you test my heart when you visit at night, and assay me like silver – you can find no evil. I am determined that my mouth should not lie.
4 As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
I gave earnest heed to the words of your lips.
5 To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
My steps have held fast to the paths of your precepts and in your tracks have my feet never stumbled.
6 I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.
So I call you, O God, with assurance of answer; bend down your ear to me, hear what I say.
7 Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.
Show your marvelous love, you who save from enemies those who take refuge at your right hand.
8 Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me in the shelter of your wings.
9 From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.
From wicked people who do me violence, from deadly foes who crowd around me.
10 Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:
They have closed their hearts to pity, the words of their mouths are haughty.
11 'Our steps now have compassed [him];' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.
Now they dog us at every step, keenly watching, to hurl us to the ground,
12 His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
like a lion, longing to tear, like a young lion, lurking in secret.
13 Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,
Arise, Lord, face them and fell them. By your sword set me free from the wicked,
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.
by your hand, O Lord, from those – whose portion of life is but of this world. But let your treasured ones have food in plenty may their children be full and their children satisfied.
15 I — in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Thy form!
In my innocence I will see your face, awake I am filled with a vision of you.
