Textus Receptus Bibles
Parallel Bibles
| 17:1 | A prayer of Dauid. Heare the right, O Lorde, consydre my complaynte, & herken vnto my prayer, that goeth not out of fayned lyppes. |
| 17:2 | Let my sentence come forth from thy presence: and let thyne eyes loke vpon the thing that is equall. |
| 17:3 | Thou hast proued & visyted myne herte in the nyght season: thou haste tryed me and shalt fynde no wyckednesse in me: for I am vtterly purposed, that my mouth shall not offende. |
| 17:4 | Because of mens worckes that are done agaynst the wordes of thy lyppes I haue kepte me from the wayes of the destroyer. |
| 17:5 | O holde thou vp my goynges in thy pathes, that my fote steppes slyppe not. |
| 17:6 | I haue called vpon the, O God, for thou shalt heare me: enclyne thyne eare to me, and herken vnto my wordes. |
| 17:7 | Shewe thy maruelous louynge kyndnesse, thou that art the sauyour of them which put theyr trust in the, from soch as resyst thy ryght hande. |
| 17:8 | Kepe me as the apple of an eye, hyde me vnder the shadowe of thy wynges. |
| 17:9 | From the vngodly that trouble me: mine enemies compasse me round about, to take awaye my soule. |
| 17:10 | They are enclosed in their awne fatt: & their mouth speaketh proude thinges. |
| 17:11 | They lye waytynge in oure waye on euery syde, turnynge their eyes downe to the grounde. |
| 17:12 | Lyke as a lyon that is gredy of hys praye, and as it were a lyons whelpe lurcking in secrete places. |
| 17:13 | Up Lorde, disapoynte hym, and cast hym downe: delyuer my soule from the vngodly which is as a swearde of thyne. |
| 17:14 | From the men of thy hande, O Lorde from the men, I saye, and from the euyll worlde, which haue their porcion in thys lyfe, whose belyes thou fyllest wt thy hyd treasure. |
| 17:15 | They haue children at their desyre: & leaue the reste of theyr substaunce for theyr babes. But as for me, I wyll beholde thy presence in righteousnes: & when I awake vp after thy lykenes, I shalbe satisfyed with it. |
| 17:1 | The title of the seuenetenthe salm. To victorie, the word of the Lord to Dauid; which spak the wordis of this song, in the dai in which the Lord delyuerede hym fro the hond of alle hise enemyes, and fro the hond of Saul; and he seide: |
| 17:2 | Lord, my strengthe, Y schal loue thee; the Lord is my stidfastnesse, and my refuyt, and mi deliuerere. |
| 17:3 | Mi God is myn helpere; and Y schal hope in to hym. My defendere, and the horn of myn helthe; and myn vptakere. |
| 17:4 | I schal preise, and ynwardli clepe the Lord; and Y schal be saaf fro myn enemyes. |
| 17:5 | The sorewis of deth cumpassiden me; and the strondis of wickidnesse disturbliden me. |
| 17:6 | The sorewis of helle cumpassiden me; the snaris of deeth `bifor ocupieden me. |
| 17:7 | In my tribulacioun Y inwardli clepide the Lord; and Y criede to my God. And he herde my vois fro his hooli temple; and my cry in his siyt entride in to hise eeris. |
| 17:8 | The erthe was mouede togidere, and tremblede togidere; the foundementis of hillis weren troblid togidere, and weren moued togidere; for he was wrooth to hem. |
| 17:9 | Smoke stiede in the ire of hym, and fier brente out fro his face; coolis weren kyndlid of hym. |
| 17:10 | He bowide doun heuenes, and cam doun; and derknesse was vndur hise feet. |
| 17:11 | And he stiede on cherubym, and flei; he fley ouer the pennes of wyndis. |
| 17:12 | And he settide derknesses his hidyng place, his tabernacle `in his cumpas; derk water was in the cloudes of the lowere eir. |
| 17:13 | Ful cleer cloudis passiden in his siyt; hail and the coolis of fier. |
| 17:14 | And the Lord thundrid fro heuene; and the hiyeste yaf his vois, hail and the coolis of fier `camen doun. |
| 17:15 | And he sente hise arowis, and distriede tho men; he multipliede leytis, and disturblide tho men. |
| 17:1 | Heare ye right (O LORDE) cosidre my coplaynte: herken vnto my prayer, that goeth not out of a fayned mouth. |
| 17:2 | Let my sentence come forth fro thy presence, and loke vpon the thinge that is equall. |
| 17:3 | Thou hast proued & visited myne herte in the night season: thou hast tried me in the fyre, & hast founde no wickednes in me: for I vtterly purposed, that my mouth shulde not offende. |
| 17:4 | Because of the wordes of thy lippes, I haue kepte me fro the workes of men, in ye waye off the murthurer. |
| 17:5 | Oh ordre thou my goynges in thy pathes, that my fote steppes slippe not. |
| 17:6 | For vnto the I crie, heare me o God: enclyne thine eares to me, and herke vnto my wordes. |
| 17:7 | Shewe yi maruelous louinge kindnesse, thou that sauest them which put their trust in the, from soch as resist thy right honde. |
| 17:8 | Kepe me as the apple of an eye, defende me vnder the shadowe of thy wynges. |
| 17:9 | From the vngodly that trouble me, fro myne enemies which compasse my soule rounde aboute. |
| 17:10 | Which manteyne their owne welthynesse with oppression, & their mouth speaketh proude thinges. |
| 17:11 | They lye waytinge in or waye on euery syde, turnynge their eyes downe to the grounde. |
| 17:12 | Like as a lyon that is gredy of his pray, & as it were a lyons whelpe lurckynge in his denne. |
| 17:13 | Vp LORDE, dispoynte him & cast him downe: delyuer my soule with thy swerde from the vngodly. |
| 17:14 | Fro the men of thy honde (o LORDE) from the men off the worlde, which haue their porcion in this life: whose belies thou fyllest with thy treasure. |
| 17:15 | They haue children at their desyre, and leaue the reste of their substauce for their babes. But as for me, I will beholde thy presence in rightuousnes: and when thy glory appeareth, I shal be satisfied. |
The King James Version 2016 Edition is copyright © 2016 by Textus Receptus PTY. LTD.
Used by permission. All rights reserved. Further details
Green's Literal Translation (LITV). Copyright 1993 by Jay P. Green Sr.
All rights reserved. Jay P. Green Sr., Lafayette, IN. U.S.A. 47903.
Permission to non-commercially distribute freely