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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 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><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" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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18">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A prayer by David.)</h3><h3 class="s1">The Prayer of an Innocent Person</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.1" class="v19_17_1">1</span>I am innocent, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_1">Won't you listen as I pray</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_1">and beg for help?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_1">I am honest!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_1">Please hear my prayer.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.2" class="v19_17_2">2</span>Only you can say</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_2">that I am innocent,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_2">because only your eyes</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_2">can see the truth.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.3" class="v19_17_3">3</span>You know my heart,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_3">and even during the night</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_3">you have tested me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_3">and found me innocent.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_3">I have made up my mind</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_3">never to tell a lie.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.4" class="v19_17_4">4</span>I don't do like others.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_4">I obey your teachings</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_4">and am not cruel.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.5" class="v19_17_5">5</span>I have followed you,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_5">without ever stumbling.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.6" class="v19_17_6">6</span>I pray to you, God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_6">because you will help me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_6">Listen and answer my prayer!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.7" class="v19_17_7">7</span>Show your wonderful love.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_7">Your mighty arm protects those</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_7">who run to you for safety</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_7">from their enemies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.8" class="v19_17_8">8</span>Protect me as you would</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_8">your very own eyes;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_8">hide me in the shadow</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_8">of your wings.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.9" class="v19_17_9">9</span>Don't let my brutal enemies</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_9">attack from all sides</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_9">and kill me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.10" class="v19_17_10">10</span>They refuse to show mercy,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_10">and they keep bragging.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.11" class="v19_17_11">11</span>They have caught up with me!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_11">My enemies are everywhere,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_11">eagerly hoping to smear me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_11">in the dirt.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.12" class="v19_17_12">12</span>They are like hungry lions</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_12">hunting for food,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_12">or like young lions</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_12">hiding in ambush.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.13" class="v19_17_13">13</span>Do something, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_13">Attack and defeat them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_13">Take your sword and save me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_13">from those evil people.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.14" class="v19_17_14">14</span>Use your powerful arm</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_14">and rescue me</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_14">from the hands of mere humans</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_14">whose world won't last.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.17.14!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_14">You provide food</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_14">for those you love.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_14">Their children have plenty,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_14">and their grandchildren</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_14">will have more than enough.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.17.15" class="v19_17_15">15</span>I am innocent, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_15">and I will see your face!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_17_15">When I awake, all I want</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_17_15">is to see you as you are.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">17.14 </char><char 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