{"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/drb/psalms/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T15:24:51.710Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":17,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":16,"nextChapter":18,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":15},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"That my mouth may not speak the works of men: for the sake of the words of thy lips, I have kept hard ways. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Perfect thou my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps be not moved. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I have cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me: O incline thy ear unto me, and hear my words. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Shew forth thy wonderful mercies; thou who savest them that trust in thee. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"From them that resist thy right hand keep me, as the apple of thy eye. Protect me under the shadow of thy wings. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"From the face of the wicked who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul: "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"they have shut up their fat: their mouth hath spoken proudly. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"They have cast me forth and now they have surrounded me: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"They have taken me, as a lion prepared for the prey; and as a young lion dwelling in secret places. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Arise, O Lord, disappoint him and supplant him; deliver my soul from the wicked one: thy sword "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"from the enemies of thy hand. O Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life: their belly is filled from thy hidden stores. They are full of children: and they have left to their little ones the rest of their substance. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"But as for me, I will appear before thy sight in justice: I shall be satisfied when thy glory shall appear. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 17 (DRB)","markdown":"[Psalms 17](https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/17 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}