{"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/erv/psalms/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T01:00:59.227Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","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 LORD, 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 mine 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":"Shew thy marvelous lovingkindness, O thou that savest them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them, by thy right hand."},{"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 spoil me, my deadly enemies, that 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 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 LORD, confront him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"From men, by thy hand, O LORD, 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 thy likeness."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 17 (ERV)","markdown":"[Psalms 17](https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/17 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}