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Psalm 17:13–15

13  Arise, O Lord! Confront him, subdue him!

Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

14  from men by your hand, O Lord,

from zmen of the world whose aportion is in this life.2

You fill their womb with treasure;3

they are satisfied with bchildren,

and they leave their abundance to their infants.

15  As for me, I shall cbehold your face in righteousness;

when I dawake, I shall be esatisfied with your likeness.

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Psalm 17:13–15 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 Rise up, Lord, confront them, bring them down;

with your sword rescue me from the wicked.

14 By your hand save me from such people, Lord,

from those of this world whose reward is in this life.

May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;

may their children gorge themselves on it,

and may there be leftovers for their little ones.

15 As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;

when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.

Psalm 17:13–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

13 Arise, O Lord, disappoint 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.

Psalm 17:13–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 Arise, O Lord!

Stand against them, and bring them to their knees!

Rescue me from the wicked with your sword!

14 By the power of your hand, O Lord,

destroy those who look to this world for their reward.

But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones.

May their children have plenty,

leaving an inheritance for their descendants.

15 Because I am righteous, I will see you.

When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.

Psalm 17:13–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

13 Arise, O Lord,

Confront him, cast him down;

Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,

14 With Your hand from men, O Lord,

From men of the world who have their portion in this life,

And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.

They are satisfied with children,

And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.

15 As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness;

I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.

Psalm 17:13–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 Lord, rise up, face the enemy, and throw them down.

Save me from the wicked with your sword.

14 Lord, save me by your power

from those whose reward is in this life.

They have plenty of food.

They have many sons

and leave much money to their children.

15 Because I have lived right, I will see your face.

When I wake up, I will see your likeness and be satisfied.

Psalm 17:13–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 Arise, O Jehovah,

Confront him, cast him down:

Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;

14 From men by thy hand, O Jehovah,

From men of the world, whose portion is in this life,

And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure:

They are satisfied with children,

And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness;

I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form.

Psalm 17:13–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword; 14 From men who are thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in this life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their children. 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Psalm 17:13–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 Arise, O Lord; confront them! 

Bring them to their knees! 

With your sword rescue my life from wicked people. 

14 With your power rescue me from mortals, O Lord

from mortals who enjoy their inheritance only in this life. 

You fill their bellies with your treasure. 

Their children are satisfied ⸤with it⸥, 

and they leave what remains to their children. 

15 I will see your face when I am declared innocent. 

When I wake up, I will be satisfied ⸤with seeing⸥ you. 

Psalm 17:13–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 Rise up, Lord!

Confront him; bring him down.

With Your sword, save me from the wicked.

14 With Your hand, Lord, save me from men,

from men of the world

whose portion is in this life:

You fill their bellies with what You have in store;

their sons are satisfied,

and they leave their surplus to their children.

15 But I will see Your face in righteousness;

when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.

Psalm 17:13–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 Rise up, O Lord, confront them, overthrow them!

By your sword deliver my life from the wicked,

14 from mortals—by your hand, O Lord

from mortals whose portion in life is in this world.

May their bellies be filled with what you have stored up for them;

may their children have more than enough;

may they leave something over to their little ones.

15 As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;

when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.

Psalm 17:13–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 Rise up, O Yahweh, confront him.

Make him bow down.

Rescue with your sword my life from the wicked,

14 from men by your hand, O Yahweh, from men of this world.

Their share is in this life, and you fill their stomach with your treasure.

They are satisfied with children.

They bequeath their excess to their children.

15 By contrast, I in righteousness shall see your face.

Upon awakening I will be satisfied seeing your form.

Psalm 17:13–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 Lord, rise up. Oppose them and bring them down.

With your sword, save me from those evil people.

14 Lord, by your power save me from people like that.

They belong to this world. They get their reward in this life.

You satisfy the hunger of those you love.

Their children have plenty.

And those children store up wealth for their children.

15 Because I do what is right, I will enjoy your blessing.

When I wake up, I will be satisfied because I will see you.

Psalm 17:13–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 Arise, O Lord, confront him, bring him low;

Deliver my soul from the wicked with Your sword,

14 From men with Your hand, O Lord,

From men of the world, whose portion is in this life,

And whose belly You fill with Your treasure;

They are satisfied with children,

And leave their abundance to their babes.

15 As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness;

I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.


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