Psalms 17

A Prayer of David.

1HearH8085 the rightH6664, O LORDH3068, attendH7181 to my cryH7440, give earH238 to my prayerH8605, that goeth notH3808 out of deceitfulH4820 lipsH8193.12 2Let my sentenceH4941 come forthH3318 from thy presenceH6440; let thy eyesH5869 beholdH2372 the things that are equalH4339. 3Thou hast provedH974 my heartH3820; thou hast visitedH6485 me in the nightH3915; thou hast triedH6884 me, and shalt findH4672 nothing; I have purposedH2161 that my mouthH6310 shall not transgressH5674. 4Concerning the worksH6468 of menH120, by the wordH1697 of thy lipsH8193 I have keptH8104 me from the pathsH734 of the destroyerH6530. 5UpholdH8551 my goingsH838 in thy pathsH4570, that my footstepsH6471 slipH4131 not.3 6I have calledH7121 upon thee, for thou wilt hearH6030 me, O GodH410: inclineH5186 thy earH241 to me, and hearH8085 my speechH565. 7Show thy marvellousH6395 lovingkindnessH2617, O thou that savestH3467 by thy right handH3225 them who put their trustH2620 in thee from those that rise upH6965 against them .4

8KeepH8104 me as the appleH380 of the eyeH1323H5869, hideH5641 me under the shadowH6738 of thy wingsH3671, 9FromH6440 the wickedH7563 thatH2098 oppressH7703 me, from my deadlyH5315 enemiesH341, who surround meH5362.56 10They are inclosedH5462 in their own fatH2459: with their mouthH6310 they speakH1696 proudlyH1348. 11They have now surroundedH5437 us in our stepsH838: they have setH7896 their eyesH5869 bowing downH5186 to the earthH776; 12LikeH1825 as a lionH738 that is greedyH3700 of his preyH2963, and as it were a young lionH3715 lurkingH3427 in secret placesH4565.78 13AriseH6965, O LORDH3068, disappointH6923 himH6440, cast him downH3766: deliverH6403 my soulH5315 from the wickedH7563, who is thy swordH2719:910 14From menH4962 who are thy handH3027, O LORDH3068, from menH4962 of the worldH2465, who have their portionH2506 in this lifeH2416, and whose bellyH990 thou fillestH4390 with thy hidH6840 treasure : they are fullH7646 of childrenH1121, and leaveH3240 the restH3499 of their substance to their babesH5768.1112 15As for me, I will beholdH2372 thy faceH6440 in righteousnessH6664: I shall be satisfiedH7646, when I awakeH6974, with thy likenessH8544.