| Psa. 17:1 |
Hear, O Jehovah, what is righteous; / Give heed to my cry; / Give ear to my prayer, / Which is not [made] with lips of deceit. |
| Psa. 17:2 |
May a judgment for me come forth from Your presence; / May Your eyes regard equity. |
| Psa. 17:3 |
You have examined my heart; You have visited me by night; / You have tried me: You have found nothing. / I have resolved that my mouth will not transgress. |
| Psa. 17:4 |
Regarding the works of man, by the word of Your lips, / I have kept myself from the paths of the violent man. |
| Psa. 17:5 |
My steps have held fast to Your tracks; / My footsteps have not slipped. |
| Psa. 17:6 |
I call on You, for You will answer me, O God; / Incline Your ear to me; hear my speaking. |
| Psa. 17:7 |
Wondrously display Your lovingkindness, / You who save by Your right hand / Those who take refuge [in You] from them who rise up against them. |
| Psa. 17:8 |
Guard me like the pupil of [Your] eye; / In the shadow of Your wings hide me |
| Psa. 17:9 |
From the presence of the wicked who oppress me, / [From] my deadly enemies, who close in upon me. |
| Psa. 17:10 |
They have shut up their fat [hearts;] / With their mouths they speak arrogantly. |
| Psa. 17:11 |
Now they have surrounded us in our steps; / They have fixed their eyes on casting [us] down to the ground. |
| Psa. 17:12 |
He is like a lion that is eager to tear, / And like a young lion lurking in hidden places. |
| Psa. 17:13 |
Arise, O Jehovah, confront him; bring him down. / With Your sword rescue my soul from the wicked man, |
| Psa. 17:14 |
From mortal men with Your hand, O Jehovah, / From mortal men of the world, whose portion is in this life, / And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; / They are satisfied with children, / And they leave their abundance for their little ones. |
| Psa. 17:15 |
As for me, in righteousness I will behold Your face; / When I awake, I will be satisfied with Your likeness. |