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17:1  Hear the right (my righteous cause), O Lord; listen to my shrill, piercing cry! Give ear to my prayer, that comes from unfeigned and guileless lips.
17:2  Let my sentence of vindication come from You! May Your eyes behold the things that are just and upright.
17:3  You have proved my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and find nothing [no evil purpose in me]; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
17:4  Concerning the works of men, by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent (the paths of the destroyer).
17:5  My steps have held closely to Your paths [to the tracks of the One Who has gone on before]; my feet have not slipped.
17:6  I have called upon You, O God, for You will hear me; incline Your ear to me and hear my speech.
17:7  Show Your marvelous loving-kindness, O You Who save by Your right hand those who trust and take refuge in You from those who rise up against them.
17:8  Keep and guard me as the pupil of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
17:9  From the wicked who despoil and oppress me, my deadly adversaries who surround me.
17:10  They are enclosed in their own prosperity and have shut up their hearts to pity; with their mouths they make exorbitant claims and proudly and arrogantly speak.
17:11  They track us down in each step we take; now they surround us; they set their eyes to cast us to the ground,
17:12  Like a lion greedy and eager to tear his prey, and as a young lion lurking in hidden places.
17:13  Arise, O Lord! Confront and forestall them, cast them down! Deliver my life from the wicked by Your sword,
17:14  From men by Your hand, O Lord, from men of this world [these poor moths of the night] whose portion in life is idle and vain. Their bellies are filled with Your hidden treasure [what You have stored up]; their children are satiated, and they leave the rest [of their] wealth to their babes.
17:15  As for me, I will continue beholding Your face in righteousness (rightness, justice, and right standing with You); I shall be fully satisfied, when I awake [to find myself] beholding Your form [and having sweet communion with You].