Psalms 17
17
PSALM 17
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Prayer of David.
1Lord, hear the right, attend my cry,
unto my pray'r give heed,
That doth not in hypocrisy
from feigned lips proceed.
2And from before thy presence forth
my sentence do thou send:
Toward these things that equal are
do thou thine eyes intend.
3Thou prov'dst mine heart, thou visit'dst me
by night, thou didst me try,
Yet nothing found'st; for that my mouth
shall not sin, purpos'd I.
4As for men's works, I, by the word
that from thy lips doth flow,
Did me preserve out of the paths
wherein destroyers go.
5Hold up my goings,
Lord, me guide
in those thy paths divine,
So that my footsteps may not slide
out of those ways of thine.
6I called have on thee, O God,
because thou wilt me hear:
That thou may'st hearken to my speech,
to me incline thine ear.
7Thy wondrous loving-kindness show,
thou that, by thy right hand,
Sav'st them that trust in thee from those
that up against them stand.
8As th' apple of the eye me keep;
in thy wings shade me close
9From lewd oppressors, compassing
me round, as deadly foes.
10In their own fat they are inclos'd;
their mouth speaks loftily.
11Our steps they compass'd; and to ground
down bowing set their eye.
12He like unto a lion is
that's greedy of his prey,
Or lion young, which lurking doth
in secret places stay.
13Arise, and disappoint my foe,
and cast him down,
O Lord: My soul save from the wicked man,
the man which is thy sword.
14From men, which are thy hand, O Lord,
from worldly men me save,
Which only in this present life
their part and portion have.
Whose belly with thy treasure hid
thou fill'st: they children have
In plenty; of their goods the rest
they to their children leave.
15But as for me, I thine own face
in righteousness will see;
And with thy likeness, when I wake,
I satisfy'd shall be.
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Tehillim 17
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(Tefillah of Dovid)
1Hear the tzedek (righteous plea of a just cause), Hashem, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my tefillah, that goeth not out of lips of mirmah (deceit).
2Let my mishpat (right) come forth from Thy presence; let Thine eyes behold the things that are right.
3Thou hast probed mine lev; Thou hast visited me in the lailah; Thou hast tested me and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4Concerning the works of men, by the Devar of Thy lips I have kept myself from the paths of the cruel.
5Uphold my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps stumble not.
6I have called upon Thee, for Thou wilt hear me, O El; incline Thine ear unto me, and hear my prayer.
7Show Thy marvellous chesed, O Thou Moshi'a Who saves by Thy right hand them which put their trust in Thee from those that rise up against them.
8Be shomer over me as the apple of Thy eye; hide me in the shadow of Thy wings,
9From the resha'im that oppress me, from my deadly enemies threatening my nefesh, who surround me.
10They have closed up callously and mercilessly against me; with their mouth they speak with ge'ut (pride).
11At every step they have surrounded me; their purpose is to strike down to ha'aretz;
12Like aryeh eager to tear his prey, and like a young lion lurking in ambush.
13Arise, Hashem, confront him, cast him down; deliver my nefesh from the resha with Thy cherev;
14From men with Thy yad, Hashem, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, and with Thy treasures Thou fillest their belly; they are satisfied with children, and leave their abundance to their babes.
15As for me, in tzedek I will behold Thy face; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy temunah (form).#17:15 See Num 12:8
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