Psalm 17 (St Andrew CM)

1 Lord, hear the right, attend my cry,unto my pray’r give heed,That doth not in hypocrisyfrom feigned lips proceed.2 And from before thy presence forthmy sentence do thou send:Toward these things that equal aredo thou thine eyes intend.3 Thou prov’dst mine heart, thou visit’dst meby night, thou didst me try,Yet nothing found’st; for that my mouthshall not sin, purpos’d I.4 As for men’s works, I, by the wordthat from thy lips doth flow,Did me preserve out of the pathswherein destroyers go.5 Hold up my goings, Lord, me guidein those thy paths divine,So that my footsteps may not slideout of those ways of thine.6 I called have on thee, O God,because thou wilt me hear:That thou may’st hearken to my speech,to me incline thine ear.7 Thy wondrous loving-kindness show,thou that, by thy right hand,Sav’st them that trust in thee from thosethat up against them stand.8 As th’ apple of the eye me keep;in thy wings shade me close9 From lewd oppressors, compassingme round, as deadly foes.10 In their own fat they are inclos’d;their mouth speaks loftily.11 Our steps they compass’d; and to grounddown bowing set their eye.12 He like unto a lion isthat’s greedy of his prey,Or lion young, which lurking dothin secret places stay.13 Arise, and disappoint my foe,and cast him down, O Lord:My soul save from the wicked man,the man which is thy sword.14 From men, which are thy hand, O Lord,from worldly men me save,Which only in this present lifetheir part and portion have.Whose belly with thy treasure hidthou fill’st: they children haveIn plenty; of their goods the restthey to their children leave.15 But as for me, I thine own facein righteousness will see;And with thy likeness, when I wake,I satisfy’d shall be.