Psa 17 | LSB | STEP | A Prayer of David. Hear a righteous cause, O Yahweh, give heed to my cry of lamentation; Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

Psalms 17

Psalm 17

In the Shadow of Your Wings

A Prayer of David.

1 Hear a righteous cause, O Yahweh, give heed to my cry of lamentation;
Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.
2 May my ^{▼▼Vindication}judgment come from Your presence;
May Your eyes behold what is upright.
3 You have tested my heart;
You have visited me by night;
You have tried me and You find ^{▼▼Or no evil device in me; My mouth}nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not ^{▼▼Lit trespass}transgress.
4 As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips
I have kept from the paths of the violent.
5 My steps have held fast to Your ^{▼▼Lit tracks}paths.
My footsteps have not stumbled.
6 I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.
7 Marvelously show Your lovingkindnesses,
O Savior of those who take refuge ^{▼▼Or from those who rise up...at Your right hand}at Your right hand
From those who rise up against them.
8 Keep me as ^{▼▼Lit the pupil, the daughter of the eye}the apple of the eye;
Hide me in the shadow of Your wings
9 From the wicked who devastate me,
My deadly enemies who surround me.
10 They have closed their ^{▼▼Lit fat}unfeeling heart,
With their mouth they speak proudly.
11 They have now surrounded us in our steps;
They set their eyes to cast us down to the ground.
12 He is like a lion that is eager to tear,
And as a young lion lurking in hiding places.
13 Arise, O Yahweh, confront him, bring him low;
Protect my soul from the wicked with Your sword,
14 From men with Your hand, O Yahweh,
From men ^{▼▼Or whose portion in life is of the world}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 excess to their infants.
15 As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness;
I will be satisfied ^{▼▼Or with beholding}with Your likeness when I awake.