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Psalm 17 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Prayer for Protection against Oppressors.

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A Prayer of David.

Hear the just (righteous) cause, O LORD; listen to my loud [piercing] cry;

Listen to my prayer, that comes from guileless lips.

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Let my verdict of vindication come from Your presence;

May Your eyes look with equity and behold things that are just.

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You have tried my heart;

You have visited me in the night;

You have tested me and You find nothing [evil in me];

I intend that my mouth will not transgress.

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Concerning the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips

I have kept away from the paths of the violent.

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My steps have held closely to Your paths;

My feet have not staggered.

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I have called upon You, for You, O God, will answer me;

Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

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Wondrously show Your [marvelous and amazing] lovingkindness,

O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand

From those who rise up against them.

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Keep me [in Your affectionate care, protect me] as the [fn]apple of Your eye;

Hide me in the [protective] shadow of Your wings

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From the wicked who despoil and deal violently with me,

My deadly enemies who surround me.

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They have closed their [fn]unfeeling heart [to kindness and compassion];

With their mouths they speak proudly and make presumptuous claims.

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They track us down and have now surrounded us in our steps;

They set their eyes to force us to the ground,

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He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],

And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.

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Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down;

Save my soul from the wicked with Your sword,

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From men with Your hand, O LORD,

From men of the world [these moths of the night] whose portion [of enjoyment] is in this life—idle and vain,

And whose belly You fill with Your treasure;

They are satisfied with children,

And they leave what they have left [of wealth] to their children.

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As for me, I shall see Your face in righteousness;

I will be [fully] satisfied when I awake [to find myself] seeing Your likeness.

AMP Footnotes
Lit the pupil, the daughter of the eye.
Lit fat.
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