Psalms 17

1 A Prayer by David. Hear, LORD, my righteous plea. Give ear to my prayer that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.

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

2 Let my sentence come out of your presence. Let your eyes look on equity.

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

3 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.

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 deeds of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

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

5 My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.

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

6 I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear 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 Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.

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

8 Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,

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

9 from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who surround me.

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

10 They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.

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

11 They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

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

12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were 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 Arise, LORD, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

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

14 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.

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 As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.

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