{"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/dbt/psalms/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T22:53:16.557Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":17,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":16,"nextChapter":18,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":15},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent man."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust 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 destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"From men who are thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in this life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their children."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 17 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 17](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/17 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}