New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 17

Prayer for Protection against Oppressors.

A Prayer of David.

1HearH8085 a 1justH6664 causeH6664, LordH3068, 2giveH7181 Your attentionH7181 to my cryH7440; 3ListenH238 to my prayerH8605, which is not from 4deceitfulH4820 lipsH8193.2Let 5my 6judgmentH4941 comeH3318 forthH3318 from Your presenceH6440; Let Your eyesH5869 lookH2372 with 7integrityH4339.3You have 8putH974 my heartH3820 toH974 theH974 testH974; You have visitedH6485 me by nightH3915; You have 9siftedH6884 me and 10You findH4672 11nothingH1077; My 12intentH2161 isH2161 that my mouthH6310 will not offendH5674.4As for the worksH6468 of mankindH120, 13by the wordH1697 of Your lipsH8193 I have keptH8104 from the 14waysH734 of the violentH6530.5My 15stepsH804 have heldH8551 to Your 16pathsH4570. My 17feetH6471 have not slippedH4131.

6I have 18calledH7121 upon You, for You will answerH6030 me, GodH410; 19InclineH5186 Your earH241 to me, hearH8085 my speechH565.7 20ShowH6381 Your wonderfulH6381 faithfulnessH2617, 21SaviorH3467 of those who takeH2620 refugeH2620 22at Your rightH3225 handH3225 From those who riseH6965 upH6965 against them.8KeepH8104 me as 23the 24appleH380 of the eyeH5869; HideH5641 me 25in the shadowH6738 of Your wingsH36719From the 26wickedH7563 who dealH7703 violentlyH7703 withH7703 me, My 27deadlyH5315 enemiesH340 who surroundH5362 me.10They have 28closedH5462 their 29unfeelingH2459 hearts, With their mouthsH6310 they 30speakH1696 proudlyH1348.11They have nowH6258 31surroundedH5437 us in our stepsH838; They setH7896 their eyesH5869 32to castH5186 us downH5186 to the groundH776.12He is 33likeH1825 a lionH743 that is eagerH3700 to tearH2963, And as a youngH3715 lionH3715 34lurkingH3427 in secretH4565 placesH4565.

13 35AriseH6965, LordH3068, confrontH6923 him, 36makeH3766 him bowH3766 downH3766; 37SaveH6403 my soulH5315 from the wickedH7563 with 38Your swordH2719,14From peopleH4962 by 39Your handH3027, LordH3068, From peopleH4962 40of the worldH2465, 41whose portionH2506 is in this lifeH2425, And whose bellyH990 You 42fillH4390 with Your treasureH6840; They areH7646 satisfiedH7646 with childrenH1121, And leaveH5117 their abundanceH3499 to their babiesH5768.15As for me, I shall 43beholdH2372 Your faceH6440 in righteousnessH6664; 44I shall beH7646 satisfiedH7646 with Your 45likenessH8544 when I awakeH7019.

Notes

1. Psalms 17:1 Ps 9:4 ↩
2. Psalms 17:1 Ps 61:1; 142:6 ↩
3. Psalms 17:1 Ps 88:2 ↩
4. Psalms 17:1 Is 29:13 ↩
5. Psalms 17:2 Ps 103:6 ↩
6. Psalms 17:2 I.e., vindication ↩
7. Psalms 17:2 Ps 98:9; 99:4 ↩
8. Psalms 17:3 Ps 26:1, 2 ↩
9. Psalms 17:3 Job 23:10; Ps 66:10; Zech 13:9; 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
10. Psalms 17:3 Jer 50:20 ↩
11. Psalms 17:3 Or no shameful act in me; My mouth ↩
12. Psalms 17:3 Ps 39:1 ↩
13. Psalms 17:4 Ps 119:9, 101 ↩
14. Psalms 17:4 Ps 10:5-11 ↩
15. Psalms 17:5 Job 23:11; Ps 44:18; 119:133 ↩
16. Psalms 17:5 Lit tracks ↩
17. Psalms 17:5 Ps 18:36; 37:31 ↩
18. Psalms 17:6 Ps 86:7; 116:2 ↩
19. Psalms 17:6 Ps 88:2 ↩
20. Psalms 17:7 Ps 31:21 ↩
21. Psalms 17:7 Ps 20:6 ↩
22. Psalms 17:7 Or from those who rise up...at Your right hand ↩
23. Psalms 17:8 Lit the pupil, the daughter of the eye ↩
24. Psalms 17:8 Deut 32:10; Zech 2:8 ↩
25. Psalms 17:8 Ruth 2:12; Ps 36:7; 57:1; 61:4; 63:7; 91:1, 4 ↩
26. Psalms 17:9 Ps 31:20 ↩
27. Psalms 17:9 Ps 27:12 ↩
28. Psalms 17:10 Job 15:27; Ps 73:7 ↩
29. Psalms 17:10 Lit fat ↩
30. Psalms 17:10 1 Sam 2:3; Ps 31:18; 73:8 ↩
31. Psalms 17:11 Ps 88:17 ↩
32. Psalms 17:11 Ps 37:14 ↩
33. Psalms 17:12 Ps 7:2 ↩
34. Psalms 17:12 Ps 10:9 ↩
35. Psalms 17:13 Ps 3:7 ↩
36. Psalms 17:13 Ps 55:23 ↩
37. Psalms 17:13 Ps 22:20 ↩
38. Psalms 17:13 Ps 7:12 ↩
39. Psalms 17:14 Ps 17:7 ↩
40. Psalms 17:14 Or whose portion in life is of the world ↩
41. Psalms 17:14 Ps 73:3-7; Luke 16:25 ↩
42. Psalms 17:14 Ps 49:6 ↩
43. Psalms 17:15 Ps 11:7; 16:11; 140:13; 1 John 3:2 ↩
44. Psalms 17:15 Ps 4:6, 7 ↩
45. Psalms 17:15 Num 12:8 ↩

Prayer for Protection against Oppressors.

A Prayer of David.

Notes

Commentaries on Psalms 17