Psalm 17:title–15

A Prayer of David.

¹Hear a just cause, O Lord,

Attend to my cry;

Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.

²Let my vindication come from Your presence;

Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.

³You have tested my heart;

You have visited me in the night;

^aYou have ¹tried me and have found ²nothing;

I have purposed that my mouth shall not ^btransgress.

⁴Concerning the works of men,

By the word of Your lips,

I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.

^5cUphold my steps in Your paths,

That my footsteps may not slip.

^6dI have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God;

Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.

⁷Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand,

O You who ³save those who trust in You

From those who rise up against them.

⁸Keep me as the ⁴apple of Your eye;

Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,

⁹From the wicked who oppress me,

From my deadly enemies who surround me.

¹⁰They have closed up their ^efat hearts;

With their mouths they ^fspeak proudly.

¹¹They have now surrounded us in our steps;

They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,

¹²As a lion is eager to tear his prey,

And like a young lion lurking in secret places.

¹³Arise, O Lord,

Confront him, cast him down;

Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,

¹⁴With 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.

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

^hI shall be satisfied when I ⁱawake in Your likeness.