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Psalms 17

1 Here he complaineth to God of the cruel pride and arrogance of Saúl, and the rest of his enemies, who thus raged without any cause given on his part. 6 Therefore he desireth God to revenge his innocencie, and deliver him.
¶ The prayer of David.
1.Hear athe right, ô Lord, consider my cry: hearken unto my prayer of lips unfained.
2.Let my bsentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes behold equity.
3.Thou hast cproved and visited mine heart in the night: thou hast tryed me, and foundest nothing: for I was purposed that my dmouth should not offend.
4.Concerning the works of men, by the ewords of thy lips I kept me from the paths of the cruel man.
5.Stay my steps in thy paths, that my feet do not slide.
6.I have called upon thee: fsurely thou wilt hear me, ô God: incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words.
7.Shewe thy marvelous mercies, thou that art the Saviour of them that trust in thee, from such as gresist thy right hand.
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 mine enemies, which compass me round about for hmy soul.
10.They are inclosed in their own ifat, and they have spoken proudly with their mouth.
11.They have compassed us now in our steps: they have set their eyes to bring down to the ground:
12.Like as a lyon that is greedy of pray, and as it were a lyon's whelp lurking in secret places.
13.Up Lord, kdisapoint him: cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked ^with thy sword,
14.From men by thine lhand, ô Lord, from men ^of the world, who have their mportion in this life, whose belies thou fillest with thine hid treasure: their children have enough, and leave the rest of their substance for their children.
15.But I wil behold nthy face in righteousness, and when I oawake, I shalbe satisfied with thine image.

Notes

1-a.
My righteous cause.
2-b.
The vengeance that you shall show against my enemies.
3-c.
When your Spirit examined my conscience.
3-d.
I was innocent toward my enemy both in deed and thought.
4-e.
Though the wicked provoked me to do evil for evil, yet your word kept me back.
6-f.
He was assured that God would not refuse his request.
7-g.
For all rebel against you, which trouble your Church.
9-h.
For their cruelty can not be satisfied but with my death.
10-i.
They are puffed up with pride, as the stomach that is coated with fat.
13-^.
Or, which is your sword.
13-k.
Stop his rage.
14-^.
Or, whose tyranny has too long endured.
14-l.
By your heavenly power.
14-m.
And feel not the smart that God's children ofttimes do.
15-n.
This is the full felicity, comforting against all assaults, to have the face of God and favourable countenance opened unto us.
15-o.
And am delivered out of my great troubles.