Psalm 17

Revised Version 1895

A Prayer of David.

1HearH8085 the rightH6664, O LORDH3068, attend unto my cryH7440; giveH238 earH238 unto my prayerH8605, that goeth notH3808 out of feigned lipsH8193.

2Let my sentenceH4941 comeH3318 forthH3318 from thy presenceH6440; let thine eyesH5869 lookH5869 uponH2372 equityH4339.

3Thou hast provedH974 mine heartH3820; thou hast visitedH6485 meH4672 in the nightH3915; thou hast triedH974 meH4672, and findest nothingH1077; I am purposedH2161 that my mouthH6310 shall notH1077 transgressH5674.

4As for the worksH6468 of menH120, by the wordH1697 of thy lipsH8193 I have keptH8104 meH589 from the waysH734 of the violentH6530.

5My stepsH6471 have heldH8551 fastH8551 to thy pathsH4570, my feetH6471 have notH1077 slippedH4131.

6I have calledH7121 uponH7121 thee, for thou wilt answerH6030 meH7121, O GodH410: inclineH5186 thine earH241 unto meH7121, and hearH8085 my speech.

7Shew thy marvelous lovingkindness, O thou that savest them which put their trust in thee from thoseH3467 that riseH6965 upH6965 against them, by thy rightH3225 handH3225.

8KeepH8104 meH5641 as the appleH380 of the eyeH5869, hideH5641 meH5641 under the shadowH6738 of thy wingsH3671,

9From the wickedH7563 that spoil meH5315, my deadlyH5315 enemiesH341, that compass meH5315 aboutH5921.

10They are enclosed in their own fatH2459: with their mouthH6310 they speakH1696 proudlyH1348.

11They have nowH6258 compassed usH5869 in our stepsH838: they setH7896 their eyesH5869 to castH7896 usH5869 downH5186 to the earthH776.

12He is like a lionH738 that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a youngH3715 lionH738 lurkingH3427 in secretH4565 placesH4565.

13AriseH6965, O LORDH3068, confrontH6923 him, cast him downH3766: deliverH6403 my soulH5315 from the wickedH7563 by thy swordH2719;

14From menH1121, by thy handH3027, O LORDH3068, from menH1121 of the worldH2465, whoseH1121 portionH2506 is in this lifeH2416, and whoseH1121 bellyH990 thou fillest with thy treasureH6840: they are satisfiedH7646 with childrenH1121, and leaveH3240 the restH3499 of their substance to their babesH5768.

15As for meH6440, I shall beholdH2372 thy faceH6440 in righteousnessH6664: I shall be satisfiedH7646, when I awake, with thy likenessH8544.

Commentaries on Psalms 17

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain