{"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/ylt/psalms/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T11:06:11.971Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","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, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear to my prayer, without lips of deceit."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Our steps now have compassed him;' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion is in life, And with Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied with sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"I — in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, with Thy form!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 17 (YLT)","markdown":"[Psalms 17](https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/17 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}