Thematic Bible
Psalm 17:1 (show verse)
O Yahweh, hear a just cause. Hear my cry; heed my prayer [I make] without deceitful lips.
Psalm 17:2 (show verse)
Let my vindication come forth from you; let your eyes see fairness.
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Psalm 17:3 (show verse)
You have tried my heart; you have examined [me] by night; you have tested me; you found nothing. I have decided [that] my mouth will not transgress.
Psalm 17:4 (show verse)
As for [the] works of humankind, by the word of your lips, I have kept [from] the ways of [the] violent.
Psalm 17:5 (show verse)
[I have] held my steps in your path My feet will not slip.
Psalm 17:6 (show verse)
As for me, I have called on you because you will answer me, O God. Incline your ear to me. Hear my words.
Psalm 17:7 (show verse)
Show wondrously your acts of loyal love, O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand from those who rise up against [them].
Psalm 17:8 (show verse)
Keep me as {the apple of your eye}. Hide me in the shadow of your wings
Psalm 17:9 (show verse)
from [the] {presence} of [the] wicked who destroy me, [those] enemies against my life, [they that] surround me.
Psalm 17:10 (show verse)
They have shut off their calloused [heart]; [with] their mouth they speak arrogantly.
Psalm 17:11 (show verse)
Now they surround us at our [every] step. They {intend} {to pin} [me] to the ground.
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Psalm 17:12 (show verse)
{He is like} a lion; he longs to tear apart, and like a strong lion crouching in hiding places.
Psalm 17:13 (show verse)
Rise up, O Yahweh, confront {him}. Make him bow down. Rescue with your sword my life from [the] wicked,
Psalm 17:14 (show verse)
from men by your hand, O Yahweh, from men of [this] world. Their share [is] in {this life}, and you fill their stomach [with] your treasure. They are satisfied [with] children. They bequeath their excess to their children.
Psalm 17:15 (show verse)
[By contrast,] I in righteousness shall see your face. Upon awakening I will be satisfied [seeing] your form.