Psalm 17:1–9

1 Hear me,d Lord, my plea is just;

listen to my cry.e

Hearf my prayer—

it does not rise from deceitful lips.g

2 Let my vindicationh come from you;

may your eyes see what is right.i

3 Though you probe my heart,j

though you examine me at night and test me,k

you will find that I have planned no evil;l

my mouth has not transgressed.m

4 Though people tried to bribe me,

I have kept myself from the ways of the violent

through what your lips have commanded.

5 My steps have held to your paths;n

my feet have not stumbled.o

6 I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;p

turn your ear to meq and hear my prayer.r

7 Show me the wonders of your great love,s

you who save by your right handt

those who take refugeu in you from their foes.

8 Keep mev as the apple of your eye;w

hide mex in the shadow of your wingsy

9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me,

from my mortal enemies who surround me.z