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Psalms
17
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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.
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Psalms
17
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2
Let the verdict of my innocence come directly from you. Let your eyes observe what is fair.
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Psalms
17
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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.
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Psalms
17
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4
I have avoided cruelty because of your word. In spite of what others have done,
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Psalms
17
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5
my steps have remained firmly in your paths. My feet have not slipped.
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Psalms
17
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6
I have called on you because you answer me, O God. Turn your ear toward me. Hear what I have to say.
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Psalms
17
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7
Reveal your miraculous deeds of mercy, O Savior of those who find refuge by your side from those who attack them.
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Psalms
17
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8
Guard me as if I were the pupil in your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
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Psalms
17
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9
Hide me from wicked people who violently attack me, from my deadly enemies who surround me.
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Psalms
17
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10
They have shut out all feeling. Their mouths have spoken arrogantly.
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Psalms
17
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11
They have tracked me down. They have surrounded me. They have focused their attention on throwing me to the ground.
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Psalms
17
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12
Each one of them is like a lion eager to tear [its prey] apart and like a young lion crouching in hiding places.
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Psalms
17
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13
Arise, O LORD; confront them! Bring them to their knees! With your sword rescue my life from wicked people.
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Psalms
17
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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.
(GWT)
Psalms
17
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15
I will see your face when I am declared innocent. When I wake up, I will be satisfied [with seeing] you.