Psalm 17 Exaudi, Domine
1 Hear my plea of innocence, O LORD; give heed to my cry; *
listen to my prayer, which does not come from ly-ing lips.
2 Let my vindication come forth from your pre-sence; *
let your eyes be fixed on jus-tice.
3 Weigh my heart, summon me by night, *
melt me down; you will find no impurity in me.
4 I give no offense with my mouth as o-thers do; *
I have heeded the words of your lips.
5 My footsteps hold fast to the ways of your law; *
in your paths my feet shall not stum-ble.
6 I call upon you, O God, for you will an-swer me; *
incline your ear to me and hear my words.
7 Show me your marvelous lov-ing-kind-ness, *
O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand from those who rise up a-gainst them.
8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; *
hide me under the shadow of your wings,
9 From the wicked who as-sault me, *
from my deadly enemies who sur-round me.
10 They have closed their heart to pi-ty, *
and their mouth speaks proud things.
11 They press me hard, now they sur-round me, *
watching how they may cast me to the ground,
12 Like a lion, greedy for its prey, *
and like a young lion lurking in se-cret pla-ces.
13 Arise, O LORD; confront them and bring them down; *
deliver me from the wicked by your sword.
14 Deliver me, O LORD, by your hand *
from those whose portion in life is this world;
15 Whose bellies you fill with your trea-sure, *
who are well supplied with children and leave their wealth to their lit-tle ones.
16 But at my vindication I shall see your face; *
when I awake, I shall be satisfied, beholding your like-ness.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Ho-ly Spir-it: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. A-men.