Psalms 17

1 A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.

2 May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.

3 You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

4 As for the deeds of men—by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.

5 My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

6 I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.

7 Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.

8 Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

9 from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

10 They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.

11 They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

12 like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

13 Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

14 from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

15 As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

1 ¶ A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, [that goeth] not out of feigned lips.

2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited [me] in the night; thou hast tried me, [and] shalt find nothing; I am purposed [that] my mouth shall not transgress.

4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept [me from] the paths of the destroyer.

5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not.

6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.

7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].

8 ¶ Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

9 From the wicked that oppress me, [from] my deadly enemies, [who] compass me about.

10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

12 Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, [which is] thy sword:

14 From men [which are] thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, [which have] their portion in [this] life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their babes.

15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

1 A prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, righteousness; hearken unto my cry; hear my prayer, which cometh not out of a false mouth.

2 speak thou in my cause, and look thou to the law!

3 Thou hast searched my heart, and visited it by night; thou hast purged me, and found nothing. I have purposed that my mouth should not transgress.

4 I keep myself in the word of thy lips from the works of man in the way of the murderer.

5 Keep my walk upon thy footsteps, that my treads slide not.

6 I cry unto thee, that thou, O God, mayest hear me: incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.

7 Shew thy marvellous kindness, thou Saviour of them that trust in thee, against them that set themselves against thy right hand.

8 Keep me as the apple of thine eye in thine eye; shelter me under the shadow of thy wings.

9 from the wicked that trouble me, from mine enemies that stand round about after my soul.

10 Their fat ones hold together; they speak proudly with their mouth.

11 Whithersoever we go, they compass us about: their eyes do they direct, that they may bring us down to the earth,

12 As a lion that desireth a prey, as a young lion that sitteth in the den.

13 Arise, O LORD, overcome him, and humble him: deliver my soul from the wicked with thy sword,

14 Of the people of thy hand, O LORD, of the people of this world, which have their portion in their life, whom thou fillest with thy treasure, which children have the abundance of, and leave the rest unto their young.

15 But I will behold thy face in righteousness; I will be satisfied when I awake in thy image.