Psalms 17

1 A Prayer of David. Hear, O Yahweh, the right, Attend to my loud cry, Give ear unto my prayer, on lips that would not deceive:

The prayer of Dauid. Heare the right, O Lord, consider my crye: hearken vnto my prayer of lips vnfained.

2 From before thee, let my sentence come forth, Thine eyes, behold with equity.

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes beholde equitie.

3 Thou hast tested my heart, hast made inspection by night, hast refined me until thou couldst find nothing, Had I devised evil, my mouth should not have transgressed:

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 for the workings of men, By the word of thy lips, have, I, taken heed of the paths of the violent one.

Concerning the workes of men, by the wordes of thy lips I kept mee from the paths of the cruell man.

5 Thou hast held fast my goings on to thy ways, My footsteps have not been shaken:

Stay my steps in thy paths, that my feete doe not slide.

6 I, have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O GOD, —Incline thine ear unto me, Hear thou 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 Let thy lovingkindness be distinguished, thou Saviour of such as seek refuge from them who lift themselves up against thy right hand.

Shewe thy marueilous mercies, thou that art the Sauiour of them that trust in thee, from such as resist thy right hand.

8 Guard me, as the pupil of the eye, —Under the shadow of thy wings, wilt thou hide me:

Keepe me as the apple of the eye: hide me vnder the shadowe of thy wings,

9 From the face of lawless ones who have treated me with violence, the foes of my soul, who come round against me:

From the wicked that oppresse mee, from mine enemies, which compasse me round about for my soule.

10 Their own fat [heart], have they shut up, —With their mouth, have they spoken proudly.

They are inclosed in their owne fat, and they haue spoken proudely with their mouth.

11 As for our own goings, now, have they surrounded us, —Their eyes, they fix, bending to the earth:

They haue compassed vs now in our steps: they haue set their eyes to bring downe to the ground:

12 His likeness, is as a lion, that longeth to rend, and as a young lion, lurking in secret places.

Like as a lyon that is greedy of pray, and as it were a lyons whelp lurking in secret places.

13 Rise, Yahweh! Confront his face, Bring him down, Deliver my soul from the lawless one [who is] thy sword:

Vp Lord, disappoint him: cast him downe: deliuer my soule from the wicked with thy sworde,

14 From men [who are] thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom, —They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children: —

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, shall behold thy face, Shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of thee.

But I will beholde thy face in righteousnes, and when I awake, I shalbe satisfied with thine image.