Psalm 17 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Prayer with Confidence in Final Salvation

Psa 17:1A Prayer of David.

Hear a just cause, O LORD,
Attend to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.

Psa 17:2

Psa 17:2Let my vindication come from Your presence;
Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.

Psa 17:3

Psa 17:3You have tested my heart;
You have visited me in the night;
You have tried me and have found nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Psa 17:4

Psa 17:4Concerning the works of men,
By the word of Your lips,
I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.

Psa 17:5

Psa 17:5Uphold my steps in Your paths,
That my footsteps may not slip.

Psa 17:6

Psa 17:6I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.

Psa 17:7

Psa 17:7Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand,
O You who save those who trust in You
From those who rise up against them.

Psa 17:8

Psa 17:8Keep me as the apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,

Psa 17:9

Psa 17:9From the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies who surround me.

Psa 17:10

Psa 17:10They have closed up their fat hearts;
With their mouths they speak proudly.

Psa 17:11

Psa 17:11They have now surrounded us in our steps;
They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,

Psa 17:12

Psa 17:12As a lion is eager to tear his prey,
And like a young lion lurking in secret places.

Psa 17:13

Psa 17:13Arise, O LORD,
Confront him, cast him down;
Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,

Psa 17:14

Psa 17:14With Your hand from men, O LORD,
From men of the world who have their portion in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.
They are satisfied with children,
And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.

Psa 17:15

Psa 17:15As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness;
I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.

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