Psalms 17 {A Davidic Prayer{ O Yahweh, do hear my plea for justice! Do attend to my appeal! Do give ear to my prayer, uttered without deceitful lips."

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ {A Davidic Prayer{ O Yahweh, do hear my plea for justice! Do attend to my appeal! Do give ear to my prayer, uttered without deceitful lips." ² Let my judgment come forth from Your presence; Your eyes, may they perceive equity." ³ You have tested my heart; You have visited by night; You have refined me and find no crime in me at all; My mouth shall not trespass. ⁴ As for the contrivances of humanity, by the word of Your lips I have kept from the burglar's paths;" ⁵ My movement is upheld in Your rounds; My footsteps shall slip no more. ⁶ I call upon You, for You shall answer me, O El; Stretch out Your ear to me and hear my word." ⁷ Show the marvel of Your benignities, You Who are saving with Your right hand Those taking refuge from rising foes." ⁸ Keep me as the pupil of Your eye; Conceal me in the shadow of Your wings ⁹ From the face of the wicked, those who devastate me; My enemies against my soul encompass about me." ¹⁰ They have closed their calloused heart; Their mouths have spoken in pride. ¹¹ They surround me now in my progress; They are setting their eyes to turn me aside to the earth. ¹² His likeness is like a lion that longs to tear prey, And like a sheltered lion sitting in concealment." ¹³ O Yahweh, do arise; do confront him to his face; Make him bow down. Do deliver my soul from the wicked one by Your sword, ¹⁴ From such men by Your hand, O Yahweh, From such men of transience; Their portion is in this life, And You fill their belly with what You have stored up; They are satisfied with sons, And they leave their surplus to their descendants." ¹⁵ As for me, with justice done, I shall perceive Your face; I will be satisfied, when I awake to Your semblance. {Permanent{ "