17:1 [A prayer by David.] Hear my plea for justice, O LORD. Pay attention to my cry. Open your ears to my prayer, [which comes] from lips free from deceit.
17:2 Let the verdict of my innocence come directly from you. Let your eyes observe what is fair.
17:3 You have probed my heart. You have confronted me at night. You have tested me like silver, but you found nothing wrong. I have determined that my mouth will not sin.
17:4 I have avoided cruelty because of your word. In spite of what others have done,
17:5 my steps have remained firmly in your paths. My feet have not slipped.
17:6 I have called on you because you answer me, O God. Turn your ear toward me. Hear what I have to say.
17:7 Reveal your miraculous deeds of mercy, O Savior of those who find refuge by your side from those who attack them.
17:8 Guard me as if I were the pupil in your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
17:9 Hide me from wicked people who violently attack me, from my deadly enemies who surround me.
17:10 They have shut out all feeling. Their mouths have spoken arrogantly.
17:11 They have tracked me down. They have surrounded me. They have focused their attention on throwing me to the ground.
17:12 Each one of them is like a lion eager to tear [its prey] apart and like a young lion crouching in hiding places.
17:13 Arise, O LORD; confront them! Bring them to their knees! With your sword rescue my life from wicked people.
17:14 With your power rescue me from mortals, O LORD, from mortals who enjoy their inheritance only in this life. You fill their bellies with your treasure. Their children are satisfied [with it], and they leave what remains to their children.
17:15 I will see your face when I am declared innocent. When I wake up, I will be satisfied [with seeing] you.
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