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Psalms 17 (ASV) American Standard Version

1 Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.
3 Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge in thee From those that rise up against them.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.
10 They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
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 18 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said,
1 A Prayer H8605 of David H1732 L-NAME . Hear H8085 VQI2MS-3FS the right H6664 NMS , O LORD H3068 EDS attend H7181 unto my cry H7440 , give ear H238 VHI2MS-3FS unto my prayer H8605 , that goeth not H3808 B-NPAR out of feigned H4820 NFS lips H8193 .
2 Let my sentence H4941 CMS-1MS come forth H3318 VQY3MS from thy presence H6440 ; let thine eyes H5869 CMD-2MS behold H2372 the things that are equal H4339 .
3 Thou hast proved H974 mine heart H3820 NMS-1MS ; thou hast visited H6485 me in the night H3915 ; thou hast tried H6884 me , and shalt find H4672 VQY2MS nothing H1077 ; I am purposed H2161 that my mouth H6310 shall not H1077 ADV transgress H5674 .
4 Concerning the works H6468 of men H120 NMS , by the word H1697 of thy lips H8193 I H589 PPRO-1MS have kept H8104 VQQ1MS me from the paths H734 CFP of the destroyer H6530 .
5 Hold up H8551 my goings H838 in thy paths H4570 , that my footsteps H6471 slip H4131 not H1077 ADV .
6 I H589 have called upon H7121 thee , for H3588 thou wilt hear H6030 VQY2MS-1MS me , O God H410 EDS : incline H5186 thine ear H241 unto me , and hear H8085 VQI2MS my speech H565 .
7 Show thy marvelous lovingkindness H2617 , O thou that savest H3467 by thy right hand H3225 them which put their trust H2620 in thee from those that rise up H6965 against them .
8 Keep H8104 me as the apple H380 of the eye H5869 NMS , hide H5641 me under the shadow H6738 of thy wings H3671 ,
9 From M-CMP the wicked H7563 AMP that H2098 oppress H7703 me , from my deadly H5315 B-CFS enemies H341 , who compass me about H5362 .
10 They are enclosed in H5462 their own fat H2459 : with their mouth H6310 they speak H1696 proudly H1348 .
11 They have now H6258 ADV compassed H5437 us in our steps H838 : they have set H7896 their eyes H5869 CMD-3MP bowing down H5186 to the earth H776 B-GFS ;
12 Like H1825 as a lion H738 that is greedy H3700 of his prey H2963 , and as it were a young lion H3715 lurking H3427 VQPMS in secret places H4565 .
13 Arise H6965 , O LORD H3068 EDS , disappoint H6923 him , cast him down H3766 : deliver H6403 my soul H5315 CFS-1MS from the wicked H7563 , which is thy sword H2719 :
14 From men H4962 which are thy hand H3027 CFS-2MS , O LORD H3068 EDS , from men H4962 of the world H2465 , which have their portion H2506 in this life H2416 , and whose belly H990 thou fillest H4390 with thy hid H6845 treasure : they are full H7646 VQY3MP of children H1121 NMP , and leave H5117 the rest H3499 CMS-3MP of their substance to their babes H5768 .
15 As for me H589 PPRO-1MS , I will behold H2372 VQY1MS thy face H6440 CMP-2MS in righteousness H6664 : I shall be satisfied H7646 , when I awake H6974 , with thy likeness H8544 .