Psalms
Psalms 17
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Psalms 17 — Scripture text (King James Version)
A Prayer8605 of 1732. Hear8085 the right6664, O LORD3068, attend7181 unto my cry7440, give ear238 unto my prayer8605, that goeth not3808 out of feigned4820 lips8193. the right: Heb. justice not: Heb. without lips of deceit Let my sentence4941 come forth3318 from thy presence6440; let thine eyes5869 behold2372 the things that are equal4339. Thou hast proved974 mine heart3820; thou hast visited6485 me in the night3915; thou hast tried6884 me, and shalt find4672 nothing; I am purposed2161 that my mouth6310 shall not transgress5674. Concerning the works6468 of men120, by 1697 of thy lips8193 I have kept8104 me from the paths734 of the destroyer6530. Hold up8551 my goings838 in thy paths4570, that my footsteps6471 slip4131 not. slip: Heb. be not moved I have called7121 upon thee, for thou wilt hear6030 me, O God410: incline5186 thine ear241 unto me, and hear8085 my speech565. Shew thy marvellous6395 lovingkindness2617, O thou that savest3467 by thy right hand3225 them which their trust2620 in thee from those that rise up6965 against them. by thy: or, them which trust in thee from those that rise up against thy right hand Keep8104 me as the apple380 of the eye1323 5869, hide5641 me under the shadow6738 of thy wings3671, From6440 the wicked7563 that2098 oppress7703 me, from my deadly5315 enemies341, who compass me about5362. oppress: Heb. waste my: Heb. my enemies against the soul They are inclosed5462 in their own fat2459: with their mouth6310 they speak1696 proudly1348. They have now compassed5437 us in our steps838: they have set7896 their eyes5869 bowing down5186 to the earth776; Like1825 as a 738 that is greedy3700 of his prey2963, and as it were a young 3715 lurking3427 in secret places4565. Like: Heb. The likeness of him (that is, of every one of them) is as a that desireth to ravin lurking: Heb. sitting Arise6965, O LORD3068, disappoint6923 him6440, cast him down3766: deliver6403 my soul5315 from the wicked7563, which is thy 2719: disappoint: Heb. prevent his face which is: or, by From men4962 which are thy hand3027, O LORD3068, from men4962 of the world2465, which have their portion2506 in this life2416, and whose belly990 thou fillest4390 with thy hid6840 treasure: they are full7646 of children1121, and leave3240 the rest3499 of their substance to their babes5768. which are: or, by they: or, their children are full As for me, I will behold2372 thy face6440 in 6664: I shall be satisfied7646, when I awake6974, with thy likeness8544.