Psa. 17
:1
17:1
1Hear, 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
17:2
May a judgment for me come forth from Your presence;
May Your eyes regard equity.
Psa. 17
:3
17:3
You have
aexamined my heart; You have visited me by night;
You have
btried me: You have found nothing.
I have resolved that my mouth will not transgress.
Psa. 17
:4
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
17:5
My steps have held fast to Your
atracks;
My footsteps have not slipped.
Psa. 17
:6
17:6
I call on You, for You will answer me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me; hear my speaking.
Psa. 17
:7
17:7
Wondrously display Your
1lovingkindness,
You who save by Your right hand
Those who take
arefuge in You from them who rise up against them.
Psa. 17
:9
17:9
From the presence of the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies, who close in upon me.
Psa. 17
:10
17:10
They have shut up their fat
hearts;
With their mouths they speak arrogantly.
Psa. 17
:11
17:11
Now they have surrounded
1us in our steps;
They have fixed their eyes on casting
us down to the ground.
Psa. 17
:12
17:12
He is like a lion that is eager to tear,
And like a young lion lurking in hidden places.
Psa. 17
:13
17:13
Arise, O Jehovah,
1confront him; bring him down.
With Your sword rescue my soul from the wicked man,
Psa. 17
:14
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
17:15
As for me, in
1righteousness I will behold Your face;
When I
aawake, I will be satisfied with Your
blikeness.
