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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Psalm 17 JPS Tanakh 1917</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/jps/psalms/17.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/17.htm" 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<div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night;</div><div class="po2">Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not</div><div class="po2">That I had a thought which should not pass my mouth.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>As for the doings of men, by the word of Thy lips</div><div class="po2">I have kept me from the ways of the violent.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>My steps have held fast to Thy paths,</div><div class="po2">My feet have not slipped.</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>As for me, I call upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O God;</div><div class="po2">Incline Thine ear unto me, hear my speech.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Make passing great Thy mercies, O Thou that savest by Thy right hand</div><div class="po2">From assailants them that take refuge in Thee.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Keep me as the apple of the eye,</div><div class="po2">Hide me in the shadow of Thy wings,</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>From the wicked that oppress,</div><div class="po2">My deadly enemies, that compass me about.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Their gross heart they have shut tight,</div><div class="po2">With their mouth they speak proudly.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>At our every step they have now encompassed us;</div><div class="po2">They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces,</div><div class="po2">And like a young lion lurking in secret places.</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down;</div><div class="po2">Deliver my soul from the wicked, by Thy sword;</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>From men, by Thy hand, O LORD,</div><div class="po2">From men of the world, whose portion is in this life,</div><div class="po2">And whose belly Thou fillest with Thy treasure;</div><div class="po2">Who have children in plenty,</div><div class="po2">And leave their abundance to their babes.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness;</div><div class="po2">I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy 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