A prayer of David.

17:1 Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not [uttered] with deceitful lips.

17:2 Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; let mine eyes behold righteousness.

17:3 Thou has proved mine heart; thou hast visited [me] by night; thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: [I am purposed] that my mouth shall not speak [amiss].

17:4 As for the works of men, by the words of thy lips I have guarded [myself from] hard ways.

17:5 Direct my steps in thy paths, that my steps slip not.

17:6 I have cried, for thou heardest me, O God: incline thine ear to me, and hearken to my words.

17:7 Shew the marvels of thy mercies, thou that Satest them that hope in thee.

17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye from those that resist thy right hand: thou shalt screen me by the covering of thy wings,

17:9 from the face of the ungodly that have afflicted me: mine enemies have compassed about my soul.

17:10 They have enclosed [themselves with] their own fat: their mouth has spoken pride.

17:11 They have now cast me out and compassed me round about: they have set their eyes [so as] to bow them down to the ground.

17:12 They laid wait for me as a lion ready for prey, and like a lion's whelp dwelling in secret [places].

17:13 Arise, O Lord, prevent them, and cast them down: deliver my soul from the ungodly: [draw] thy sword,

17:14 because of the enemies of thine hand: O Lord, destroy them from the earth; scatter them in their life, though their belly has been filled with thy hidden [treasures]: they have been satisfied with uncleanness, and have left the remnant [of their possessions] to their babes.

17:15 But I shall appear in righteousness before thy face: I shall be satisfied when thy glory appears.

A Prayer of David.

17:1 Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

17:2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

17:3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

17:4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

17:5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

17:6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

17:7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

17:9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

17:10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

17:11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

17:12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

17:13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

17:14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

17:15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.