A psalm written by David

17 Yahweh, listen to me while I plead with you to act justly toward me.

Hear me while I call out to you to help me.

Pay attention to what I say while I pray

because I am speaking [MTY] honestly/truthfully.

2 You are the one who is able to declare that I ◄am innocent/have not done anything that was wrong►

because you see/know that I am telling the truth.

3 You know what I think, even at night;

you have examined what I say and do,

and you know that I have determined to never tell any lies.

4 I have not done like others do;

I have always done what is right [IDM],

and I have not acted cruelly toward others.

5 I have always done what you told me to do [IDM],

I have ◄never failed to do/always done► [LIT] those things.

6 O God, I pray to you because you answer me;

please listen [MTY] to what I am saying.

7 Show me that you faithfully love me.

By your great power [MTY] rescue those who ◄run to/trust in► you to protect them from their enemies.

8 Protect me as people carefully protect their own eyes;

protect me like birds protect their babies under their wings [MET].

9 Do not allow wicked people to attack me;

my enemies surround me, wanting to kill me.

10 They never pity [IDM] anyone,

and they are always boasting.

11 They have hunted/searched for me and found me.

They surround me, watching for an opportunity to throw me to the ground.

12 They are like lions [SIM] that are ready to tear apart the animals that they capture;

they are like young lions that are hiding, waiting to pounce on their prey.

13 Yahweh, come and ◄oppose/fight against► my enemies and defeat them!

Use your sword to save me from those wicked people!

14 Yahweh, by your power [MTY] rescue me from those people who are interested only in things here in this world.

But you provide plenty of food for those whom you love dearly;

their children also have many things that their grandchildren will inherit.

15 Yahweh, because I act righteously, I will some day see you [SYN].

When I awake, I will see you face-to-face, and then I will be happy.