# Psalm 17 A Prayer of David. 
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1. Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! 
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2. From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right! 
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3. You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night, you have tested me, and you will find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. 
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4. With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent. 
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5. My steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not slipped. 
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6. I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words. 
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7. Wondrously show your steadfast love, O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand. 
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8. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings, 
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9. from the wicked who do me violence, my deadly enemies who surround me. 
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10. They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly. 
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11. They have now surrounded our steps; they set their eyes to cast us to the ground. 
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12. He is like a lion eager to tear, as a young lion lurking in ambush. 
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13. Arise, O LORD! Confront him, subdue him! Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword, 
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14. from men by your hand, O LORD, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their womb with treasure; they are satisfied with children, and they leave their abundance to their infants. 
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15. As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness. 

(ESV)