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World English Bible

Psalm 17 (WEBP)

[1] Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea. Give ear to my prayer that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.
[2] Let my sentence come out of your presence. Let your eyes look on equity.
[3] You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
[4] As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
[5] My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.
[6] I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.
[7] Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.
[8] Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,
[9] from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who surround me.
[10] They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.
[11] They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
[12] He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
[13] Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
[14] from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.
[15] As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 17 (KJVS)

[1] Hear () the right, O Lord, attend () unto my cry, Give ear () unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
[2] Let my sentence come forth () from thy presence; Let thine eyes behold () the things that are equal.
[3] Thou hast proved () mine heart; thou hast visited () me in the night; Thou hast tried () me, and shalt find () nothing; I am purposed () that my mouth shall not transgress. ()
[4] Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept () me from the paths of the destroyer.
[5] Hold up () my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip () not.
[6] I have called () upon thee, for thou wilt hear () me, O God: Incline () thine ear unto me, and hear () my speech.
[7] Shew thy marvellous () lovingkindness, O thou that savest () by thy right hand them which put their trust () in thee From those that rise up () against them.
[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 my deadly enemies, () who compass me about. ()
[10] They are inclosed () in their own fat: With their mouth they speak () proudly.
[11] They have now compassed () us in our steps: They have set () their eyes bowing down () to the earth;
[12] Like as a lion that is greedy () of his prey, () And as it were a young lion lurking () in secret places.
[13] Arise, () O Lord, disappoint () him, cast him down: () Deliver () my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
[14] From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, Which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest () with thy hid treasure: They are full () of children, And leave () the rest of their substance to their babes.
[15] As for me, I will behold () thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, () when I awake, () with thy likeness.

Psalm 17:1 Heb. justice
Psalm 17:5 Heb. be not moved
Psalm 17:9a Heb. that waste me
Psalm 17:9b Heb. my enemies against the soul
Psalm 17:12a Heb. The likeness of him (i. of every one of them) is as a lion that desireth to ravin
Psalm 17:12b Heb. sitting
Psalm 17:13a Heb. prevent his face
Psalm 17:13b Or, by thy sword
Psalm 17:14a Or, from men by thine hand
Psalm 17:14b Or, their children are full

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 17 (BYZ)

[1] [16:1] προσευχη του δαυιδ εισακουσον κυριε της δικαιοσυνης μου προσχες τη δεησει μου ενωτισαι της προσευχης μου ουκ εν χειλεσιν δολιοις
[2] [16:2] εκ προσωπου σου το κριμα μου εξελθοι οι οφθαλμοι μου ιδετωσαν ευθυτητας
[3] [16:3] εδοκιμασας την καρδιαν μου επεσκεψω νυκτος επυρωσας με και ουχ ευρεθη εν εμοι αδικια
[4] [16:4] οπως αν μη λαληση το στομα μου τα εργα των ανθρωπων δια τους λογους των χειλεων σου εγω εφυλαξα οδους σκληρας
[5] [16:5] καταρτισαι τα διαβηματα μου εν ταις τριβοις σου ινα μη σαλευθωσιν τα διαβηματα μου
[6] [16:6] εγω εκεκραξα οτι επηκουσας μου ο θεος κλινον το ους σου εμοι και εισακουσον των ρηματων μου
[7] [16:7] θαυμαστωσον τα ελεη σου ο σωζων τους ελπιζοντας επι σε εκ των ανθεστηκοτων τη δεξια σου
[8] [16:8] φυλαξον με ως κοραν οφθαλμου εν σκεπη των πτερυγων σου σκεπασεις με
[9] [16:9] απο προσωπου ασεβων των ταλαιπωρησαντων με οι εχθροι μου την ψυχην μου περιεσχον
[10] [16:10] το στεαρ αυτων συνεκλεισαν το στομα αυτων ελαλησεν υπερηφανιαν
[11] [16:11] εκβαλλοντες με νυνι περιεκυκλωσαν με τους οφθαλμους αυτων εθεντο εκκλιναι εν τη γη
[12] [16:12] υπελαβον με ωσει λεων ετοιμος εις θηραν και ωσει σκυμνος οικων εν αποκρυφοις
[13] [16:13] αναστηθι κυριε προφθασον αυτους και υποσκελισον αυτους ρυσαι την ψυχην μου απο ασεβους ρομφαιαν σου απο εχθρων της χειρος σου
[14] [16:14] κυριε απο ολιγων απο γης διαμερισον αυτους εν τη ζωη αυτων και των κεκρυμμενων σου επλησθη η γαστηρ αυτων εχορτασθησαν υιων και αφηκαν τα καταλοιπα τοις νηπιοις αυτων
[15] [16:15] εγω δε εν δικαιοσυνη οφθησομαι τω προσωπω σου χορτασθησομαι εν τω οφθηναι την δοξαν σου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.