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Psalms 17
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901
1A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear <FI>to<Fi> my prayer, without lips of deceit.
1 Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
2From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.
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 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.
4As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
4As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
5To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
5My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
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 answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
7Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.
7Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge in thee From those that rise upagainst them.
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 face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.
9From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.
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.
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 set their eyes to castusdown to the earth.
12His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
12He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,
13Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
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 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.