A prayer of David. 17:1 Hearken, O Lord of
my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not [uttered]
with deceitful lips.
17:2 Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; let mine eyes behold
righteousness.
17:3 Thou has proved mine heart; thou hast visited [me] by night; thou hast
tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: [I am
purposed] that my mouth shall not speak [amiss].
17:4 As for the works of men, by the words of thy lips I have guarded
[myself from] hard ways.
17:5 Direct my steps in thy paths, that my steps slip not.
17:6 I have cried, for thou heardest me, O God: incline thine ear to me, and
hearken to my words.
17:7 Shew the marvels of thy mercies, thou that Satest them that hope in
thee.
17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye from those that resist thy right hand:
thou shalt screen me by the covering of thy wings,
17:9 from the face of the ungodly that have afflicted me: mine enemies have
compassed about my soul.
17:10 They have enclosed [themselves with] their own fat: their mouth has
spoken pride.
17:11 They have now cast me out and compassed me round about: they have set
their eyes [so as] to bow them down to the ground.
17:12 They laid wait for me as a lion ready for prey, and like a lion's
whelp dwelling in secret [places].
17:13 Arise, O Lord, prevent them, and cast them down: deliver my soul from
the ungodly: [draw] thy sword,
17:14 because of the enemies of thine hand: O Lord, destroy them from the
earth; scatter them in their life, though their belly has been filled with
thy hidden [treasures]: they have been satisfied with uncleanness, and have
left the remnant [of their possessions] to their babes.
17:15 But I shall appear in righteousness before thy face: I shall be
satisfied when thy glory appears. |
A Prayer of David. 17:1 Hear the right, O
LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of
feigned lips.
17:2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the
things that are equal.
17:3 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.
17:4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me
from the paths of the destroyer.
17:5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
17:6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine
ear unto me, and hear my speech.
17:7 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.
17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
17:9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me
about.
17:10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak
proudly.
17:11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes
bowing down to the earth;
17:12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion
lurking in secret places.
17:13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the
wicked, which is thy sword:
17:14 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.
17:15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be
satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. |