Psalm 17
New American Standard Bible
Prayer for Protection against Oppressors.
A Prayer of David.
17 Hear a (A)just cause, Lord, (B)give Your attention to my cry;
(C)Listen to my prayer, which is not from (D)deceitful lips.
2 Let (E)my [a]judgment come forth from Your presence;
Let Your eyes look with (F)integrity.
3 You have (G)put my heart to the test;
You have visited me by night;
You have (H)sifted me and (I)You find [b]nothing;
My (J)intent is that my mouth will not offend.
4 As for the works of mankind, (K)by the word of Your lips
I have kept from the (L)ways of the violent.
5 My (M)steps have held to Your [c]paths.
My (N)feet have not slipped.
6 I have (O)called upon You, for You will answer me, God;
(P)Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.
7 (Q)Show Your wonderful faithfulness,
(R)Savior of those who take refuge [d]at Your right hand
From those who rise up against them.
8 Keep me as [e]the (S)apple of the eye;
Hide me (T)in the shadow of Your wings
9 From the (U)wicked who deal violently with me,
My (V)deadly enemies who surround me.
10 They have (W)closed their [f]unfeeling hearts,
With their mouths they (X)speak proudly.
11 They have now (Y)surrounded us in our steps;
They set their eyes (Z)to cast us down to the ground.
12 He is (AA)like a lion that is eager to tear,
And as a young lion (AB)lurking in secret places.
13 (AC)Arise, Lord, confront him, (AD)make him bow down;
(AE)Save my soul from the wicked with (AF)Your sword,
14 From people by (AG)Your hand, Lord,
From people [g]of the world, (AH)whose portion is in this life,
And whose belly You (AI)fill with Your treasure;
They are satisfied with children,
And leave their abundance to their babies.
15 As for me, I shall (AJ)behold Your face in righteousness;
(AK)I shall be satisfied with Your (AL)likeness when I awake.
Footnotes
- Psalm 17:2 I.e., vindication
- Psalm 17:3 Or no shameful act in me; My mouth
- Psalm 17:5 Lit tracks
- Psalm 17:7 Or from those who rise up...at Your right hand
- Psalm 17:8 Lit the pupil, the daughter of the eye
- Psalm 17:10 Lit fat
- Psalm 17:14 Or whose portion in life is of the world
Psalm 17
King James Version
17 Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
14 From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Salmi 17
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Preghiera del giusto nella persecuzione
17 (A)Preghiera di *Davide.
O Signore, ascolta ciò che è
giusto, sii attento al mio grido;
porgi orecchio alla mia preghiera che non viene da labbra ingannatrici.
2 Dalla tua presenza venga alla luce
il mio diritto;
gli occhi tuoi riconoscano la
rettitudine.
3 Tu hai scrutato il mio cuore, l'hai
visitato nella notte;
mi hai provato e non hai trovato nulla;
la mia bocca non va oltre[a] il mio
pensiero.
4 Quanto alle opere degli uomini,
io, per ubbidire alla parola delle tue
labbra,
mi son guardato dalle vie del violento.
5 I miei passi si son tenuti saldi sui tuoi sentieri,
i miei piedi non hanno vacillato.
6 Io t'invoco, perché tu m'esaudisci,
o Dio;
inclina verso di me il tuo orecchio,
ascolta le mie parole!
7 Mostrami le meraviglie della tua
bontà, o tu che con la tua destra salvi chi cerca un rifugio al riparo dai suoi
avversari.
8 Abbi cura di me come la pupilla
dell'occhio,
nascondimi, all'ombra delle tue ali,
9 dagli empi che vogliono la mia
rovina,
dai nemici mortali che mi circondano.
10 Sono duri di cuore a causa delle loro ricchezze,
la loro bocca parla con arroganza.
11 Ora ci stanno accerchiando,
seguono i nostri passi;
ci spiano per abbatterci.
12 Il mio nemico sembra un leone che voglia sbranare la preda,
un leoncello che sta in agguato nei
nascondigli.
13 Ergiti, o Signore, affrontalo,
abbattilo;
liberami dall'empio con la tua spada;
14 liberami, con la tua mano,
dagli uomini, o Signore, dagli uomini del mondo,
il cui compenso è solo in questa vita,
e il cui ventre tu riempi con i tuoi beni;
di questi si saziano i loro figli,
e lasciano il resto dei loro averi ai loro bambini.
15 Quanto a me, per la mia giustizia,
contemplerò il tuo volto;
mi sazierò, al mio risveglio, della tua
presenza.
Footnotes
- Salmi 17:3 La mia bocca non va oltre, altri traducono: mi son proposto che la mia bocca non trasgredisca.
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