Psalm 17:title–15

In the Shadow of Your Wings

17A ^fPrayer of David.

¹Hear a just cause, O Lord; ^gattend to my cry!

Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!

²From your presence ^hlet my vindication come!

Let your eyes behold the right!

³You have ⁱtried my heart, you have ^jvisited me by ^knight,

you have ^ltested me, and you will find nothing;

I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

⁴With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips

I have avoided the ways of the violent.

⁵My steps have ^mheld fast to your paths;

my feet have not slipped.

⁶I ⁿcall upon you, for you will answer me, O God;

^oincline your ear to me; hear my words.

^7pWondrously show¹ your steadfast love,

O Savior of those who seek refuge

from ^qtheir adversaries at your right hand.

⁸Keep me as ^rthe apple of your eye;

hide me in ^sthe shadow of your wings,

⁹from the wicked who do me violence,

my deadly enemies who ^tsurround me.

^10uThey close their hearts to pity;

with their mouths they ^vspeak arrogantly.

¹¹They have now surrounded our ^wsteps;

they set their eyes to ^xcast us to the ground.

¹²He is like a lion eager to tear,

as a young lion ^ylurking in ambush.

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

Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

¹⁴from 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.

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

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