Mazmur 17
1 Doa Daud. Dengarlah seruanku mohon keadilan, perhatikanlah doaku yang tulus, ya TUHAN.
A Prayer by David. Hear, LORD, my righteous plea. Give ear to my prayer that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.
2 Sudilah membela perkaraku sebab Engkau tahu apa yang benar.
Let my sentence come out of your presence. Let your eyes look on equity.
3 Bila Engkau menguji hatiku dan datang menyelidiki aku di waktu malam, akan Kaudapati bahwa aku tulus ikhlas; perkataanku sesuai dengan pikiranku.
You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
4 Aku melakukan apa yang Kauperintahkan dan tidak menempuh jalan kekerasan.
As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
5 Aku selalu hidup menurut petunjuk-Mu dan tidak menyimpang daripada-Nya.
My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.
6 Aku berseru kepada-Mu, ya Allah, sebab Engkau menjawab aku; perhatikanlah aku dan dengarlah kata-kataku.
I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.
7 Tunjukkanlah kasih-Mu yang mengagumkan sebab Kauselamatkan orang yang berlindung pada-Mu, di sisi-Mu mereka aman dari serangan musuh.
Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.
8 Peliharalah aku seperti biji mata-Mu, sembunyikanlah aku dalam naungan sayap-Mu
Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,
9 terhadap serangan orang jahat. Aku dikepung musuh yang mau membunuh aku;
from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who surround me.
10 mereka tidak mengenal kasihan dan bicara dengan congkak.
They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.
11 Mereka maju melawan aku dan mengerumuni aku, mencari kesempatan untuk membanting aku.
They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
12 Mereka seperti singa yang mau menerkam mangsanya, singa muda yang menghadang di tempat tersembunyi.
He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Bangkitlah, ya TUHAN, lawanlah musuhku dan kalahkanlah mereka. Selamatkanlah aku dengan pedang-Mu terhadap serangan orang jahat.
Arise, LORD, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
14 Lepaskanlah aku dari orang-orang yang menimbun harta di dunia. Hukumlah mereka dengan malapetaka yang telah Kausediakan bagi mereka. Biarlah anak cucu mereka dihukum juga.
from men by your hand, LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.
15 Tetapi aku akan memandang Engkau, sebab aku tidak bersalah. Pada waktu aku bangun, kehadiran-Mu membuat hatiku gembira.
As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.
