Psalms 17 — Side by side (WEB, ASV, DBY)

1Hear 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, 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.

15As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form.

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