{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:44:14.436Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":17,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":16,"nextChapter":18,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":15},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge in thee From those that rise up against them ."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 17 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 17](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/17 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}