Psalms 17

1 A Prayer. Of David. Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.

prayer to/for David to hear: hear [emph?] LORD righteousness to listen [emph?] cry my to listen [emph?] prayer my in/on/with not lips deceit

2 Be my judge; for your eyes see what is right.

from to/for face your justice: judgement my to come out: come eye your to see uprightness

3 You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin.

to test heart my to reckon: visit night to refine me not to find to plan not to pass: trespass lip my

4 As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

to/for wages man in/on/with word lips your I to keep: guard way violent

5 I have kept my feet in your ways, my steps have not been turned away.

to grasp step my in/on/with track your not to shake beat my

6 My cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God: let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.

I to call: call to you for to answer me God to stretch ear your to/for me to hear: hear word my

7 Make clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.

be distinguished kindness your to save to seek refuge from to arise: attack in/on/with right your

8 Keep me as the light of your eyes, covering me with the shade of your wings,

to keep: guard me like/as pupil daughter eye in/on/with shadow wing your to hide me

9 From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.

from face: before wicked this to ruin me enemy my in/on/with soul: life to surround upon me

10 They are shut up in their fat: with their mouths they say words of pride.

fat their to shut lip their to speak: speak in/on/with majesty

11 They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;

step our now (to turn: surround us *QK) eye their to set: make to/for to stretch in/on/with land: soil

12 Like a lion desiring its food, and like a young lion waiting in secret places.

likeness his like/as lion to long to/for to tear and like/as lion to dwell in/on/with hiding

13 Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.

to arise: rise [emph?] LORD to meet [emph?] face of his to bow him to escape [emph?] soul my from wicked sword your

14 With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth: they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.

from man hand: power your LORD from man from lifetime/world portion their in/on/with life (and to treasure your *QK) to fill belly: womb their to satisfy son: child and to rest remainder their to/for infant their

15 As for me, I will see your face in righteousness: when I am awake it will be joy enough for me to see your form.

I in/on/with righteousness to see face your to satisfy in/on/with to awake likeness your