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Despite what other people do,
    I have been guided by the word of your lips[a]
    and refrained from their acts of violence.
My steps have held fast to your paths;
    my feet have not wavered.
I call upon you, O God, for you will answer me.
    Incline your ear to me and listen to my plea.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:4 Word of your lips: God’s revelation by which he made known the “paths” his faithful are to follow. And refrained . . . violence: an alternative translation is: “and kept the words of your law.”