“1 <<A Prayer of David.>> Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry,
give ear unto my prayer, [that goeth] not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my
sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things
that are equal. 3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited [me] in
the night; thou hast tried me, [and] shalt find nothing; I am purposed
[that] my mouth shall not transgress. 4 Concerning the works of men, by
the word of thy lips I have kept [me from] the paths of the destroyer. 5
Hold up my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not. 6 I have
called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto
me, [and hear] my speech. 7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou
that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust [in thee] from
those that rise up [against them].”
“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] my deadly enemies,
[who] compass me about. 10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with
their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now compassed us in our
steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; 12 Like as a
lion [that] is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking
in secret places. 13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down:
deliver my soul from the wicked, [which is] thy sword: 14 From men
[which are] thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, [which have] their
portion in [this] life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid
[treasure]: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their
[substance] to their babes. 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in
righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”
(Psalm 17:1-15 AV)
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