Psalm 17 1599 Geneva Bible (GNV)

17 1 Here he complaineth to God of the cruel pride and arrogance of Saul, and the rest of his enemies, who thus raged without any cause given on his part. 6 Therefore he desireth God to revenge his innocence and deliver him.

The prayer of David.

¹ Hear ^[a]the right, O Lord, consider my cry: hearken unto my prayer of lips unfeigned.

² Let my ^[b]sentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes behold equity.

³ Thou hast ^[c]proved and visited mine heart in the night: thou hast tried me, and foundest nothing: for I was purposed that my ^[d]mouth should not offend.

⁴ Concerning the works of men, by the ^[e]words of thy lips I kept me from the paths of the cruel man.

⁵ Stay my steps in thy paths, that my feet do not slide.

⁶ I have called upon thee: ^[f]surely thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words.

⁷ Show thy marvelous mercies: thou that art the Savior of them that trust in thee, from such as ^[g]resist thy right hand.

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 mine enemies, which compass me round about for ^[h]my soul.

¹⁰ They are enclosed in their own ^[i]fat, and they have spoken proudly with their mouth.

¹¹ They have compassed us now in our steps: they have set their eyes to bring down to the ground:

¹² Like as a lion that is greedy of prey, and as it were a Lion’s whelp lurking in secret places.

¹³ Up Lord, ^[j]disappoint him: cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked ^[k]with thy sword,

¹⁴ From men by thine ^[l]hand, O Lord, from men ^[m]of the world, who have their ^[n]portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thine hid treasure: their children have enough, and leave the rest of their substance for their children.

¹⁵ But I will behold thy face ^[o]in righteousness, and when I ^[p]wake, I shall be satisfied with thine image.