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# Chapter 17
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1 Hear a just cause, O Lord,
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Attend to my cry;
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Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.
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2 Let my vindication come from Your presence;
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Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.
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3 You have tested my heart;
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You have visited me in the night;
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You have tried me and have found nothing;
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I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
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4 Concerning the works of men,
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By the word of Your lips,
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I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.
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5 Uphold my steps in Your paths,
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That my footsteps may not slip.
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6 I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God;
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Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.
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7 Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand,
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O You who save those who trust in You
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From those who rise up against them.
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8 Keep me as the apple of Your eye;
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Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
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9 From the wicked who oppress me,
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From my deadly enemies who surround me.
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10 They have closed up their fat hearts;
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With their mouths they speak proudly.
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11 They have now surrounded us in our steps;
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They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,
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12 As a lion is eager to tear his prey,
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And like a young lion lurking in secret places.
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13 Arise, O Lord,
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Confront him, cast him down;
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Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,
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14 With Your hand from men, O Lord,
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From men of the world who have their portion in this life,
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And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.
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They are satisfied with children,
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And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.
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15 As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness;
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I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness. |