A Prayer of David. 1 Hear שִׁמְעָ֤ה shim.'Ah H8085 the right , O Jehovah , attend unto my cry רִנָּתִ֗י ri.na.Ti H7440 ; Give הַאֲזִ֥ינָה ha.'a.Zi.nah H238 ear H238 unto my prayer H8605 , that goeth not out of feigned lips שִׂפְתֵ֥י sif.Tei H8193 . 3 Thou hast proved my heart לִבִּ֨י׀ li.Bi H3820 ; thou hast visited פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ pa.Kad.ta H6485 me in the night לַּ֗יְלָה Lay.lah H3915 ; Thou hast tried me , and findest nothing ; I am purposed that my mouth פִּֽי׃ Pi H6310 shall not transgress יַעֲבָר־ ya.'a.vor- H5674 . 6 I have called קְרָאתִ֣יךָ ke.ra.Ti.cha H7121 upon thee, for thou wilt answer תַעֲנֵ֣נִי ta.'a.Ne.ni H6030 me , O God אֵ֑ל 'El H410 : Incline הַֽט־ hat- H5186 thine ear אָזְנְךָ֥ 'a.ze.ne.Kha H241 unto me , and hear שְׁמַ֣ע she.Ma' H8085 my speech. 7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right בִּֽימִינֶֽךָ׃ Bi.mi.Ne.kha H3225 hand H3225 them that take חוֹסִ֑ים cho.Sim H2620 refuge H2620 in thee From those that rise מִ֝מִּתְקוֹמְמִ֗ים mi.mit.ko.Mim H6965 up against them . 8 Keep שָׁ֭מְרֵנִי Sham.re.ni H8104 me as the apple of the eye עָ֑יִן 'A.yin H5869 ; Hide תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃ tas.ti.Re.ni H5641 me under the shadow בְּצֵ֥ל be.Tzel H6738 of thy wings כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ ke.na.Fei.kha H3671 , 9 From the wicked רְ֭שָׁעִים Re.sha.'im H7563 that oppress me , My deadly enemies אֹיְבַ֥י 'o.ye.Vai H341 , that compass me about . 10 They are inclosed in their own fat חֶלְבָּ֥מוֹ chel.Ba.mov H2459 : With their mouth פִּ֝֗ימוֹ pi.mo H6310 they speak H1696 proudly . 11 They have now עַתָּ֣ה 'a.Tah H6258 compassed us in our steps אַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ 'A.shu.rei.nu H838 ; They set יָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּ ya.Shi.tu H7896 their eyes עֵינֵיהֶ֥ם 'ei.nei.Hem H5869 to cast us down לִנְט֥וֹת lin.Tot H5186 to the earth H776 . 12 He is like a lion כְּ֭אַרְיֵה Ke.'ar.yeh H738 that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young וְ֝כִכְפִ֗יר ve.khikh.Fir H3715 lion H738 lurking in secret H4565 places H4565 . 13 Arise קוּמָ֤ה ku.Mah H6965 , O Jehovah , Confront קַדְּמָ֣ה ka.de.Mah H6923 him , cast him down הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ hakh.ri.'E.hu H3766 : Deliver פַּלְּטָ֥ה pa.le.Tah H6403 my soul H5315 from the wicked מֵרָשָׁ֥ע me.ra.Sha' H7563 by thy sword חַרְבֶּֽךָ׃ char.Be.kha H2719 ; 14 From men by thy hand יָדְךָ֨׀ ya.de.Kha H3027 , O Jehovah , From men of the world מֵחֶ֗לֶד me.Che.led H2465 , whose portion חֶלְקָ֥ם chel.Kam H2506 is in this life בַּֽחַיִּים֮ ba.chai.Yim H2416 , And whose belly בִ֫טְנָ֥ם vit.Nam H990 thou fillest with thy treasure : They are satisfied H7646 with children , And leave the rest H3499 of their substance to their babes . 15 As for me , I shall behold H2372 thy face פָנֶ֑יךָ fa.Nei.kha H6440 in righteousness בְּ֭צֶדֶק Be.tze.dek H6664 ; I shall be satisfied H7646 , when I awake, with beholding thy form H8544 . ← Psalms 16 Psalms 18 → Commentaries on Psalms 17 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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