Psalm 17:8-15

Good News Translation

⁸ Protect me as you would your very eyes;
    hide me in the shadow of your wings
⁹     from the attacks of the wicked.

Deadly enemies surround me;
¹⁰     they have no pity and speak proudly.
¹¹ They are around me now, wherever I turn,
    watching for a chance to pull me down.
¹² They are like lions, waiting for me,
    wanting to tear me to pieces.

¹³ Come, Lord! Oppose my enemies and defeat them!
Save me from the wicked by your sword;
¹⁴     save me from those who in this life have all they want.
Punish them with the sufferings you have stored up for them;
    may there be enough for their children
    and some left over for their children's children!

¹⁵ But I will see you, because I have done no wrong;
    and when I awake, your presence will fill me with joy.