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