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 , which is not out of feigned lips שִׂפְתֵ֥י sif.Tei H8193 . 2 Let my judgment מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י mish.pa.Ti H4941 come יֵצֵ֑א ye.Tze' H3318 forth H3318 from thy presence H6440 , let thine eyes עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ 'ei.Nei.kha H5869 regard equity . 3 Thou hast proved my heart לִבִּ֨י׀ li.Bi H3820 , thou hast visited פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ pa.Kad.ta H6485 me by night לַּ֗יְלָה Lay.lah H3915 ; thou hast tried me , thou hast found תִּמְצָ֑א tim.Tza' H4672 nothing : my thought goeth not beyond my word . 4 Concerning the works H6468 of men H120 , by the word בִּדְבַ֣ר bid.Var H1697 of thy lips שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ se.fa.Tei.kha H8193 I have kept H8104 from the paths אָרְח֥וֹת 'a.re.Chot H734 of the violent פָּרִֽיץ׃ pa.Ritz H6530 [ man H120 ]. 5 When thou holdest my goings in thy paths , my footsteps פְעָמָֽי׃ fe.'a.Mai H6471 slip H4131 not . 6 I have called קְרָאתִ֣יךָ ke.ra.Ti.cha H7121 upon thee, for thou answerest me , O God אֵ֑ל 'El H410 . Incline הַֽט־ hat- H5186 thine ear אָזְנְךָ֥ 'a.ze.ne.Kha H241 unto me , hear שְׁמַ֣ע she.Ma' H8085 my speech. 7 Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right בִּֽימִינֶֽךָ׃ Bi.mi.Ne.kha H3225 hand H3225 them that trust [ 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 destroy H7703 me , my deadly enemies אֹיְבַ֥י 'o.ye.Vai H341 , who compass me about . 10 They are enclosed 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 encompassed us in our steps אַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ 'A.shu.rei.nu H838 ; their eyes עֵינֵיהֶ֥ם 'ei.nei.Hem H5869 have they set יָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּ ya.Shi.tu H7896 , bowing down לִנְט֥וֹת lin.Tot H5186 to the earth H776 . 12 He is like a lion כְּ֭אַרְיֵה Ke.'ar.yeh H738 that is greedy of its prey, and as a young וְ֝כִכְפִ֗יר ve.khikh.Fir H3715 lion H738 lurking in secret H4565 places H4565 . 13 Arise קוּמָ֤ה ku.Mah H6965 , Jehovah , anticipate 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 , thy sword חַרְבֶּֽךָ׃ char.Be.kha H2719 ; 14 From men [ who are ] thy hand יָדְךָ֨׀ ya.de.Kha H3027 , O Jehovah , from men of this age : their portion חֶלְקָ֥ם chel.Kam H2506 is in [ this ] life בַּֽחַיִּים֮ ba.chai.Yim H2416 , and their belly בִ֫טְנָ֥ם vit.Nam H990 thou fillest with thy hid [ treasure ]; they have their fill תְּמַלֵּ֪א te.ma.Le' H4390 of sons בָנִ֑ים va.Nim H1121 , and leave the rest H3499 of their [substance] to their children . 15 As for me , I will 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 thy likeness . ← Psalms 16 Psalms 18 → Commentaries on Psalms 17 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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