Psalm 17
Chant Psalter
Natural Speech Rhythm
Exaudi, Domine.
1 Hear the right, O Lord, con- | sider • my com- | plaint, ||
and hearken unto my prayer, that | goeth • not | out of • feigned | lips. ||
2 Let my sentence come | forth • from thy | presence; ||
and let thine eyes | look up•on the | thing • that is | equal. ||
3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night season; * thou hast tried me, and shalt find no | wicked•ness | in me; ||
for I am utterly purposed that my | mouth shall | not of- | fend. ||
4 Because of men’s works, that are done against the | 3 words of • thy | lips ||
I have | kept me • from the | ways of • the de- | stroyer. ||
4 As for the works of men, by the | 3 word of • thy | lips ||
I have | kept me • from the | ways of • the de- | stroyer. ||
*§ 5 O hold thou | up my | goings ||
Or, 5 O hold thou up my | goings • in thy | paths, ||
3 that | — my | footsteps | slip not. ||
in thy | paths, • that my | footsteps | slip not. ||
6 I have called upon thee, O | God, for • thou shalt | hear me: ||
incline thine | ear to • me, and | hearken • unto my | words. ||
7 Show thy | marvellous • loving- | kindness, ||
thou that art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee, * from | such • as re- | 3 sist thy • right | hand. ||
8 Keep me as the | apple • of an | eye; ||
hide me under the shadow of thy | wings, • 9 From the un- | 3 godly, that | trouble • me; ||
mine enemies compass me round about, to | take a•way my | soul. ||
10 They are inclosed in their own | fat, • and their | mouth • speaketh | proud things. ||
11 They lie waiting in our way on every side, * turning their eyes | down • to the | ground; ||
12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, * and as it were a lion’s whelp | 3 lurking in | secret | places. ||
11 They lie waiting in our way on every side, * watching to cast us | down • to the | ground; ||
12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, * and as it were a lion’s whelp | 3 lurking in | secret | places. ||
13 Up, Lord, disappoint him, and | cast him | down; ||
deliver my soul from the un- | godly, | 3 which is • a | sword of • thine; ||
13 Up, Lord, disappoint him, and | cast him | down; ||
deliver my soul from the un- | godly, • by | thine own | sword; ||
14 From the men of thy hand, O Lord, * from the men, I say, and from the | evil | world; ||
which have their portion in this life, * whose bellies thou | 3 fillest with | thy hid | treasure. ||
14 Yea, by thy hand, O Lord; * from the men of the | evil | world; ||
which have their portion in this life, * whose bellies thou | 3 fillest with | thy hid | treasure. ||
15 They have children 3 at | their de- | sire, ||
and leave the rest of their | substance | for their | babes. ||
16 But as for me, I will behold thy | 3 presence in | righteous•ness; ||
and when I awake up after thy | likeness, | 3 I shall • be | satisfied •with it. ||
16 But as for me, I shall behold thy | 3 presence in | righteous•ness; ||
and when I awake up after thy | likeness, | 3 I shall • be | satis•fied. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
