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David wrote this prayer.

A prayer for help

17 Lord , please listen to me.
I am asking you to do something that is right.
I am speaking what is true,
so please do what I ask you to do.
2 Say clearly that I am not guilty.
You can see for yourself that I am right.
3 You look deep into my mind.
You check my thoughts at night.
When you test me,
you find nothing that is wrong.
I have decided that I will never tell any lies.
4 I have watched people do bad things.
But I have obeyed your commands.
I have not joined with cruel people
to do what they do.
5 No, I carefully follow your ways.
I do not turn away from them.
6 I pray to you, God,
because you will answer me.
Please listen to me when I pray to you.
7 Do great things that show your faithful love!
You have the power to keep people safe from their enemies.
You help them when they trust you for help.
8 Please keep me safe,
in the same way that people take care of their eyes.
Keep me near to you,
in the way that birds protect their babies under their wings.
9 Keep me safe from the wicked men who attack me.
My enemies are all around me,
and they want to kill me!
10 They refuse to be kind to anyone.
They speak proud words.
11 Now they have found me. They are ready to attack!
They look for their chance
to knock me down to the ground.
12 They are like hungry lions.
They want to tear me into pieces.
They are hiding like young lions.
They are ready to jump out and catch me!
13 Lord , please do something!
Fight against them! Knock them down!
Take your sword and save me from those wicked men.
14 Lord , use your power to save me from them.
They only think about this world,
and they enjoy the good things that it gives them.
So give them all that you have ready for them.
Give them more than they want!
May their children also have plenty,
and enough left to give to their children too.
15 As for me, Lord , I am not guilty of sin.
So I will see your face.
When I wake up, I will see you clearly,
and I will be really happy!

A prayer of David. [ a ]

17 Lord , hear my prayer for justice.
I am calling loudly to you.
I am being honest in what I say,
so please listen to my prayer.
2 You will make the right decision,
because you can see the truth.
3 You were with me all night
and looked deep into my heart.
You questioned me and found that
I did not say or do anything wrong.
4 Unlike most people, I have obeyed your commands,
so I have never been like those who are cruel and evil.
5 I have followed your way.
My feet never left your path.
6 Every time I call to you, God, you answer me.
So listen to me now, and hear what I say.
7 Show your amazing kindness
and rescue those who depend on you.
Use your great power
and protect them from their enemies.
8 Protect me like the pupil [ b ] of your eye.
Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
9 Save me from the wicked people who are trying to destroy me.
Protect me from those who come to hurt me.
10 They think only of themselves
and brag about what they will do.
11 They have been following me,
and now they are all around me.
They watch me, waiting to throw me to the ground.
12 Like hungry lions, they want to kill and eat.
Like young lions, they hide, ready to attack.

13 Lord , get up [ c ] and face the enemy.
Make them surrender.
Use your sword and save me from these wicked people.
14 Use your power, Lord ,
and remove them from this life.
But as for the people you treasure,
fill them with food.
Give them plenty for their children and their grandchildren.

15 I have done only what is right, so I will see your face.
And seeing you, [ d ] I will be fully satisfied.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:1 Psalm 17 A prayer of David Or “A prayer dedicated to David.”
  2. Psalm 17:8 pupil The center of the eye, which everyone wants to protect.
  3. Psalm 17:13 Lord , get up The people said this when they lifted the Box of the Agreement and took it into battle, showing that God was with them. See Num. 10:35-36.
  4. Psalm 17:15 you Literally, “your likeness.”

17 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.

Prayer for Protection against Oppressors.

A Prayer of David.

17 Hear a ( A ) just cause, Lord , ( B ) give Your attention to my cry;
( C ) Listen to my prayer, which is not from ( D ) deceitful lips.
2 Let ( E ) my [ a ] judgment come forth from Your presence;
Let Your eyes look with ( F ) integrity.
3 You have ( G ) put my heart to the test;
You have visited me by night;
You have ( H ) sifted me and ( I ) You find [ b ] nothing;
My ( J ) intent is that my mouth will not offend.
4 As for the works of mankind, ( K ) by the word of Your lips
I have kept from the ( L ) ways of the violent.
5 My ( M ) steps have held to Your [ c ] paths.
My ( N ) feet have not slipped.

6 I have ( O ) called upon You, for You will answer me, God;
( P ) Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.
7 ( Q ) Show Your wonderful faithfulness,
( R ) Savior of those who take refuge [ d ] at Your right hand
From those who rise up against them .
8 Keep me as [ e ] the ( S ) apple of the eye;
Hide me ( T ) in the shadow of Your wings
9 From the ( U ) wicked who deal violently with me,
My ( V ) deadly enemies who surround me.
10 They have ( W ) closed their [ f ] unfeeling hearts ,
With their mouths they ( X ) speak proudly.
11 They have now ( Y ) surrounded us in our steps;
They set their eyes ( Z ) to cast us down to the ground.
12 He is ( AA ) like a lion that is eager to tear,
And as a young lion ( AB ) lurking in secret places.

13 ( AC ) Arise, Lord , confront him, ( AD ) make him bow down;
( AE ) Save my soul from the wicked with ( AF ) Your sword,
14 From people by ( AG ) Your hand, Lord ,
From people [ g ] of the world, ( AH ) whose portion is in this life,
And whose belly You ( AI ) fill with Your treasure;
They are satisfied with children,
And leave their abundance to their babies.
15 As for me, I shall ( AJ ) behold Your face in righteousness;
( AK ) I shall be satisfied with Your ( AL ) likeness when I awake.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:2 I.e., vindication
  2. Psalm 17:3 Or no shameful act in me; My mouth
  3. Psalm 17:5 Lit tracks
  4. Psalm 17:7 Or from those who rise up...at Your right hand
  5. Psalm 17:8 Lit the pupil, the daughter of the eye
  6. Psalm 17:10 Lit fat
  7. Psalm 17:14 Or whose portion in life is of the world

Psalm 17

A prayer of David.

1 Hear me, ( A ) Lord , my plea is just;
listen to my cry. ( B )
Hear ( C ) my prayer—
it does not rise from deceitful lips. ( D )
2 Let my vindication ( E ) come from you;
may your eyes see what is right. ( F )

3 Though you probe my heart, ( G )
though you examine me at night and test me, ( H )
you will find that I have planned no evil; ( I )
my mouth has not transgressed. ( J )
4 Though people tried to bribe me,
I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
through what your lips have commanded.
5 My steps have held to your paths; ( K )
my feet have not stumbled. ( L )

6 I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; ( M )
turn your ear to me ( N ) and hear my prayer. ( O )
7 Show me the wonders of your great love, ( P )
you who save by your right hand ( Q )
those who take refuge ( R ) in you from their foes.
8 Keep me ( S ) as the apple of your eye; ( T )
hide me ( U ) in the shadow of your wings ( V )
9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
from my mortal enemies who surround me. ( W )

10 They close up their callous hearts, ( X )
and their mouths speak with arrogance. ( Y )
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me, ( Z )
with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
12 They are like a lion ( AA ) hungry for prey, ( AB )
like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

13 Rise up, ( AC ) Lord , confront them, bring them down; ( AD )
with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
14 By your hand save me from such people, Lord ,
from those of this world ( AE ) whose reward is in this life. ( AF )
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
may their children gorge themselves on it,
and may there be leftovers ( AG ) for their little ones.

15 As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
when I awake, ( AH ) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness. ( AI )

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