Psalms, 17

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0. A Prayer of David.

1. [Prayer Of David] Listen, Yahweh, to an upright cause, pay attention to my cry, lend an ear to my prayer, my lips free from deceit.

1. Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!

2. From your presence will issue my vindication, your eyes fixed on what is right.

2. From thee let my vindication come! Let thy eyes see the right!

3. You probe my heart, examine me at night, you test me by fire and find no evil. I have not sinned with my mouth

3. If thou triest my heart, if thou visitest me by night, if thou testest me, thou wilt find no wickedness in me; my mouth does not transgress.

4. as most people do. I have treasured the word from your lips,

4. With regard to the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.

5. my steps never stray from the paths you lay down, from your tracks; so my feet never stumble.

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

6. I call upon you, God, for you answer me; turn your ear to me, hear what I say.

6. I call upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God; incline thy ear to me, hear my words.

7. Show the evidence of your faithful love, saviour of those who hope in your strength against attack.

7. Wondrously show thy steadfast love, O savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at thy right hand.

8. Guard me as the pupil of an eye, shelter me in the shadow of your wings

8. Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me in the shadow of thy wings,

9. from the presence of the wicked who would maltreat me; deadly enemies are closing in on me.

9. from the wicked who despoil me, my deadly enemies who surround me.

10. Engrossed in themselves they are mouthing arrogant words.

10. They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly.

11. They are advancing against me, now they are closing in, watching for the chance to hurl me to the ground,

11. They track me down; now they surround me; they set their eyes to cast me to the ground.

12. like a lion preparing to pounce, like a young lion crouching in ambush.

12. They are like a lion eager to tear, as a young lion lurking in ambush.

13. Arise, Yahweh, confront him and bring him down, with your sword save my life from the wicked,

13. Arise, O LORD! confront them, overthrow them! Deliver my life from the wicked by thy sword,

14. Yahweh, from mortals, by your hand, from mortals whose part in life is in this world. You fill their bellies from your store, their children will have all they desire, and leave their surplus to their children.

14. from men by thy hand, O LORD, from men whose portion in life is of the world. May their belly be filled with what thou hast stored up for them; may their children have more than enough; may they leave something over to their babes.

15. But I in my uprightness will see your face, and when I awake I shall be filled with the vision of you.

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