| Chapter
17 |
| 1 | Hear
the right, O LORD, 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 behold the things
that are equal. |
| 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. |
| 4 | Concerning the works of
men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the
destroyer. |
| 5 | Hold up my
goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. |
|
6 | I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God:
incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. |
|
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. |
| 8 | Keep me
as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, |
| 9 | From the wicked that oppress me,
from my deadly enemies, who 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 have set their eyes bowing down
to the earth; |
| 12 | Like as
a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in
secret places. |
| 13 | Arise,
O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which
is thy sword: |
| 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. |
| 15 | As for me, I will behold thy face
in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. |
