Psalms 17

1Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

1A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear <FI>to<Fi> my prayer, without lips of deceit.

1Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.

2From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.

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

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.

3Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.

3Thou 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.

4As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

4As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;

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

5My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.

5To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.

5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that 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.

6I--I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.

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

7Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.

7Shew 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.

8Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

8Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.

8Keep 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.

9From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.

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

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

10Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:

10They are inclosed 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`Our steps now have compassed <FI>him<Fi> ;' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.

11They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes 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.

12His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

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

13Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;

13Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,

13Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is 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.

14From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion <FI>is<Fi> in life, And <FI>with<Fi> Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied <FI>with<Fi> sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

14From 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.

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

15I--in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, <FI>with<Fi> Thy form!

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