17: 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; 85Let thine eyes look upon equity.
85Or, Thine eyes behold with equity.
17: 3 Thou provest my heart; thou visitest me in the night; Thou triest me, 86and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
86Or, and findest no evil purpose in me; My mouth shall not transgress.
17: 4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
17: 5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
17: 6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
17: 7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest 87by thy right hand them that take refuge in thee From those that rise up against them.
87Or, them that take refuge in thee From those that rise up against thy right hand.
17: 8 Keep me as the 88apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
88Lit. pupil
17: 9 From the wicked that oppress me, 89Mine enemies against my soul, that compass me about.
89Or, my deadly enemies,
17: 10 90They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.
90Or, They have shut up their heart:
17: 11 91They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
91So Massoretic. 11QPsc Sept. read They have expelled me, now they have compassed me;
17: 12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
17: 13 Arise, O Jehovah, 92Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from 93the wicked by thy sword;
92Or, Forestall him,
93Or, the wicked, who is thy sword;
17: 14 From 94men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men 95of 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.
94Or, men who are thy hand, So Massoretic. Sept., Vg. read enemies... 11QPsc reads plagues from...
95Or, whose portion in life is of the world,
17: 15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; 96I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy 97form.
96Or, let me be satisfied,
97Lit. representation (whether material or spiritual) Hb. הנומת t’monah. Elsewhere only in Ex 20:4; Nu 12:8; Dt 4:12, 15, 16, 23, 25, 5:8; Job 4:16.
