{"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/kjv/psalms/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T14:20:47.462Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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, <i>that goeth</i> not out of feigned lips."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited <i>me</i> in the night; thou hast tried me, <i>and</i> shalt find nothing; I am purposed <i>that</i> my mouth shall not transgress."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept <i>me from</i> the paths of the destroyer."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Hold up my goings in thy paths, <i>that</i> my footsteps slip not."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, <i>and hear</i> my speech."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust <i>in thee</i> from those that rise up <i>against them</i>."},{"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, <i>from</i> my deadly enemies, <i>who</i> 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 have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Like as a lion <i>that</i> is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, <i>which is</i> thy sword:"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"From men <i>which are</i> thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, <i>which have</i> their portion in <i>this</i> life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid <i>treasure</i>: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their <i>substance</i> to their babes."},{"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 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 17](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/17 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}