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. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, [that goeth] not out of feigned lips.

2 From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

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 proved mine heart; thou hast visited [me] in the night; thou hast tried me, [and] shalt find nothing; I am purposed [that] my mouth shall not transgress.

4 As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept [me from] the paths of the destroyer.

5 To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.

Hold up my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not.

6 I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.

I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, [ and hear] my speech.

7 Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.

Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].

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 under the shadow 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 oppress me, [from] my deadly enemies, [who] compass me about.

10 Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:

They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

11 'Our steps now have compassed [him];' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.

They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

12 His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, [which is] thy sword:

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 [which are] thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, [which 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.

15 I — in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Thy form!

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.