Psalms 17

Psalm 17

1¶ Hear righteousness, O Lord , attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that does not go out of feigned lips.

2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold uprightness.

3Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast refined me and hast found no iniquity; that which I thought did not pass through my mouth.

4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have observed the ways of the violent.

5Sustain my steps in thy ways that my footsteps not slip.

6I have called upon thee, because thou dost hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me and hear my speech.

7Show thy mercy to be marvellous, O Saviour of those who put their trust in thee, from those that rise up against thy right hand.

8¶ Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me with the shadow of thy wings,

9from the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

10They are closed in with their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.

11They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes upon throwing us down to the earth

12like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

13Arise, O Lord , disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, with thy sword;

14from men, with thy hand, O Lord , from men of the world, who have their portion in this life and whose belly thou dost fill with thy provision: they satisfy their sons and leave the rest to their family.

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

The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
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