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17:1  Listen to what’s right, Lord; pay attention to my cry! Listen closely to my prayer; it’s spoken by lips that don’t lie!
17:2  My justice comes from you; let your eyes see what is right!
17:3  You have examined my heart, testing me at night. You’ve looked me over closely, but haven’t found anything wrong. My mouth doesn’t sin.
17:4  But these other people’s deeds? I have avoided such violent ways by the command from your lips.
17:5  My steps are set firmly on your paths; my feet haven’t slipped.
17:6  I cry out to you because you answer me. So tilt your ears toward me now— listen to what I’m saying!
17:7  Manifest your faithful love in amazing ways because you are the one who saves those who take refuge in you, saving them from their attackers by your strong hand.
17:8  Watch me with the very pupil of your eye! Hide me in the protection of your wings,
17:9  away from the wicked who are out to get me, away from my deadly enemies who are all around me!
17:10  They have no pity; their mouths speak arrogantly.
17:11  They track me down— suddenly, they surround me! They make their plans to put me in the dirt.
17:12  They are like a lion eager to rip its prey; they are like a strong young lion lying in wait.
17:13  Get up, Lord! Confront them! Bring them down! Rescue my life from the wicked— use your sword!
17:14  Rescue me from these people— use your own hands, Lord! Rescue me from these people whose only possession is their fleeting life. But fill the stomachs of your cherished ones; let their children be filled full so that they have leftovers enough for their babies.
17:15  But me? I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be filled full by seeing your image.