Psalms 17 — KJVCP

A Prayer of David.

17Verse 1Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry,
Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
^{Verse 2}Let my sentence come forth from thy presence;
Let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
^{Verse 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.
^{Verse 4}Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips
I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
^{Verse 5}Hold up my goings in thy paths,
That my footsteps slip not.
^{Verse 6}I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God:
Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
^{Verse 7}Shew thy marvellous loving-kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee
From those that rise up against them.
^{Verse 8}Keep me as the apple of the eye,
Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
^{Verse 9}From the wicked that oppress me,
From my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
^{Verse 10}They are inclosed in their own fat:
With their mouth they speak proudly.
^{Verse 11}They have now compassed us in our steps:
They have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
^{Verse 12}Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey,
And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
^{Verse 13}Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down:
Deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
^{Verse 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.
^{Verse 15}As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness:
I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.