Psalms 17 — DBY

A Prayer of David.

17Verse 1Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.
^{Verse 2}Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.
^{Verse 3}Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.
^{Verse 4}Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent [man].
^{Verse 5}When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not.
^{Verse 6}I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O^*God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
^{Verse 7}Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that 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 destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
^{Verse 10}They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.
^{Verse 11}They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.
^{Verse 12}He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.
^{Verse 13}Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;
^{Verse 14}From men [who are] thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in [this] life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their children.
^{Verse 15}As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.