Psalmul 17

O rugăciune a lui David

Ascultă-mi, Doamne, cauza dreaptă,
    ia aminte la strigătul meu!
Pleacă-Ţi urechea la rugăciunea mea
    nerostită de buze înşelătoare!
Să iasă dinaintea Ta sentinţa dată mie!
    Ochii Tăi să vadă ceea ce este drept!

Dacă vei cerceta inima mea noaptea, când mă vizitezi,
    dacă mă vei încerca, nu vei găsi nimic,
        căci mi-am propus să nu păcătuiesc cu gura.
Cu privire la faptele omului,
    eu m-am ţinut departe de căile celor violenţi,
        după cuvântul buzelor Tale.
Paşii mei stau neclintiţi pe cărările Tale;
    astfel, picioarele nu mi se clatină.

Eu Te chem, căci îmi răspunzi, Dumnezeule!
    Pleacă-Ţi urechea spre mine şi ascultă-mi cuvântul!
Arată-Ţi marea îndurare, Tu, Care prin dreapta Ta,
    îi scapi de împotrivitorii lor pe cei ce caută adăpost.
Păzeşte-mă ca pe lumina ochilor,
    ascunde-mă la umbra aripilor Tale
de cei nelegiuiţi, care vor să mă spulbere,
    de duşmanii mei de moarte, care mă împresoară.

10 Ei sunt plini de grăsime;
    gurile lor vorbesc cu aroganţă.
11 Acum se ţin de paşii mei, mă înconjoară,
    mă pândesc ca să mă doboare la pământ.
12 Parcă ar fi un leu care tânjeşte să sfâşie,
    un pui de leu care aşteaptă în desiş.

13 Ridică-Te, Doamne, înfruntă-l şi trânteşte-l!
    Scapă-mă de cel rău cu sabia Ta!
14 Scapă-mă Doamne, cu mâna Ta, de astfel de oameni,
    de oamenii acestei lumi care-şi au partea în viaţa aceasta!
Tu le umpli pântecele cu bunătăţile Tale, fiii lor se satură
    şi păstrează ce rămâne pentru copiii lor.
15 Eu însă, în nevinovăţia mea, voi vedea faţa Ta!
    Când mă voi trezi mă voi sătura de chipul Tău.

Prayer with Confidence in Final Salvation

A Prayer of David.

17 Hear a just cause, O Lord,
Attend to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.
Let my vindication come from Your presence;
Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.

You have tested my heart;
You have visited me in the night;
(A)You have [a]tried me and have found [b]nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth shall not (B)transgress.
Concerning the works of men,
By the word of Your lips,
I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.
(C)Uphold my steps in Your paths,
That my footsteps may not slip.

(D)I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.
Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand,
O You who [c]save those who trust in You
From those who rise up against them.
Keep me as the [d]apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
From the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies who surround me.

10 They have closed up their (E)fat hearts;
With their mouths they (F)speak proudly.
11 They have now surrounded us in our steps;
They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,
12 As a lion is eager to tear his prey,
And like a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, O Lord,
Confront him, cast him down;
Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,
14 With 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.

15 As for me, (G)I will see Your face in righteousness;
(H)I shall be satisfied when I (I)awake in Your likeness.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:3 examined
  2. Psalm 17:3 Nothing evil
  3. Psalm 17:7 deliver
  4. Psalm 17:8 pupil

Psalm 17

A prayer of David.

Hear me,(A) Lord, my plea is just;
    listen to my cry.(B)
Hear(C) my prayer—
    it does not rise from deceitful lips.(D)
Let my vindication(E) come from you;
    may your eyes see what is right.(F)

Though you probe my heart,(G)
    though you examine me at night and test me,(H)
you will find that I have planned no evil;(I)
    my mouth has not transgressed.(J)
Though people tried to bribe me,
    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
    through what your lips have commanded.
My steps have held to your paths;(K)
    my feet have not stumbled.(L)

I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;(M)
    turn your ear to me(N) and hear my prayer.(O)
Show me the wonders of your great love,(P)
    you who save by your right hand(Q)
    those who take refuge(R) in you from their foes.
Keep me(S) as the apple of your eye;(T)
    hide me(U) in the shadow of your wings(V)
from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.(W)

10 They close up their callous hearts,(X)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.(Y)
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,(Z)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
12 They are like a lion(AA) hungry for prey,(AB)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

13 Rise up,(AC) Lord, confront them, bring them down;(AD)
    with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
14 By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world(AE) whose reward is in this life.(AF)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers(AG) for their little ones.

15 As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
    when I awake,(AH) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.(AI)