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Psalms 17
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American Standard Version · 1901
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Darby Bible · 1890
1 Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
1 Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.
2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.
2 Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.
3Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
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.
4As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent [man].
5My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
5 When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not.
6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, OGod. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
7Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge in thee From those that rise upagainst them.
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].
8Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.
9 From the wicked that destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.
10 They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.
11They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to castusdown to the earth.
11 They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.
12He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
12 He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.
13Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
13 Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;
14From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is inthislife, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
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.