Psalmen 17

1The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.

2Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable.

3Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me.

4That my mouth may not speak the works of men: for the sake of the words of thy lips, I have kept hard ways.

5Perfect thou my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps be not moved.

6I have cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me: O incline thy ear unto me, and hear my words.

7Shew forth thy wonderful mercies; thou who savest them that trust in thee.

8From them that resist thy right hand keep me, as the apple of thy eye. Protect me under the shadow of thy wings.

9From the face of the wicked who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul:

10They have shut up their fat: their mouth hath spoken proudly.

11They have cast me forth and now they have surrounded me: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth.

12They have taken me, as a lion prepared for the prey; and as a young lion dwelling in secret places.

13Arise, O Lord, disappoint him and supplant him; deliver my soul from the wicked one: thy sword

14From the enemies of thy hand. O Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life: their belly is filled from thy hidden stores. They are full of children: and they have left to their little ones the rest of their substance.

15But as for me, I will appear before thy sight in justice: I shall be satisfied when thy glory shall appear.

1Oratio David. [Exaudi, Domine, justitiam meam; intende deprecationem meam. Auribus percipe orationem meam, non in labiis dolosis.

2De vultu tuo judicium meum prodeat; oculi tui videant æquitates.

3Probasti cor meum, et visitasti nocte; igne me examinasti, et non est inventa in me iniquitas.

4Ut non loquatur os meum opera hominum: propter verba labiorum tuorum, ego custodivi vias duras.

5Perfice gressus meos in semitis tuis, ut non moveantur vestigia mea.

6Ego clamavi, quoniam exaudisti me, Deus; inclina aurem tuam mihi, et exaudi verba mea.

7Mirifica misericordias tuas, qui salvos facis sperantes in te.

8A resistentibus dexteræ tuæ custodi me ut pupillam oculi. Sub umbra alarum tuarum protege me

9a facie impiorum qui me afflixerunt. Inimici mei animam meam circumdederunt;

10adipem suum concluserunt: os eorum locutum est superbiam.

11Projicientes me nunc circumdederunt me; oculos suos statuerunt declinare in terram.

12Susceperunt me sicut leo paratus ad prædam, et sicut catulus leonis habitans in abditis.

13Exsurge, Domine: præveni eum, et supplanta eum: eripe animam meam ab impio; frameam tuam

14ab inimicis manus tuæ. Domine, a paucis de terra divide eos in vita eorum; de absconditis tuis adimpletus est venter eorum. Saturati sunt filiis, et dimiserunt reliquias suas parvulis suis.

15Ego autem in justitia apparebo conspectui tuo; satiabor cum apparuerit gloria tua.]

1A Prayer of David. Lord, listen to my justice, attend to my supplication. Pay attention to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

2Let my judgment proceed from your presence. Let your eyes behold fairness.

3You have tested my heart and visited it by night. You have examined me by fire, and iniquity has not been found in me.

4Therefore, may my mouth not speak the works of men. I have kept to difficult ways because of the words of your lips.

5Perfect my steps in your paths, so that my footsteps may not be disturbed.

6I have cried out because you, O God, have listened to me. Incline your ear to me and heed my words.

7Make your mercies wonderful, for you save those who hope in you.

8From those who resist your right hand, preserve me like the pupil of your eye. Protect me under the shadow of your wings,

9from the face of the impious who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul.

10They have concealed their fatness; their mouth has been speaking arrogantly.

11They have cast me out, and now they have surrounded me. They have cast their eyes down to the earth.

12They have taken me, like a lion ready for the prey, and like a young lion dwelling in hiding.

13Rise up, O Lord, arrive before him and displace him. Deliver my soul from the impious one: your spear from the enemies of your hand.

14Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life. Their gut has been filled from your hidden stores. They have been filled with sons, and they have bequeathed to their little ones the remainder.

15But as for me, I will appear before your sight in justice. I will be satisfied when your glory appears.