PSALM 17
A Prayer of David.
1 Hear the
righta,
O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out
of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence;
let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 Thou 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. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips
I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up
my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slipb not. 6
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto
me, and hear my speech. 7 Shew 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, 9 From
the wicked that oppressc me, from my deadly enemies, who
compass me about. 10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with
their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now compassed us in
our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; 12
Liked
as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion
lurking in secret places. 13 Arise, O LORD, disappointe
him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
14 From 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. 15 As for me,
I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake,
with thy likeness.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a
the right: Heb. justice
b
slip...: Heb. be not moved
c
oppress: Heb. waste
d
Like...: Heb. The likeness of him (that is, of every one of them) is
as a lion that desireth to ravin
e
disappoint...: Heb. prevent his face
