Psalms 16 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 17

¹A Prayer by David. Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea. Give ear to my prayer that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.

KJVA Prayer^H8605 of David^H1732. Hear^H8085^(H8798) the right^H6664, O LORD^H3068, attend^H7181^(H8685) unto my cry^H7440, give ear^H238^(H8685) unto my prayer^H8605, that goeth not^H3808 out of feigned^H4820 lips^H8193.

² Let my sentence come out of your presence. Let your eyes look on equity.

KJVLet my sentence^H4941 come forth^H3318^(H8799) from thy presence^H6440; let thine eyes^H5869 behold^H2372^(H8799) the things that are equal^H4339.

³ You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.

KJVThou hast proved^H974^(H8804) mine heart^H3820; thou hast visited^H6485^(H8804) me in the night^H3915; thou hast tried^H6884^(H8804) me, and shalt find^H4672^(H8799) nothing; I am purposed^H2161^(H8800) that my mouth^H6310 shall not transgress^H5674^(H8799).

⁴ As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

KJVConcerning the works^H6468 of men^H120, by the word^H1697 of thy lips^H8193 I have kept^H8104^(H8804) me from the paths^H734 of the destroyer^H6530.

⁵ My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.

KJVHold up^H8551^(H8800) my goings^H838 in thy paths^H4570, that my footsteps^H6471 slip^H4131^(H8738) not.

⁶ I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.

KJVI have called^H7121^(H8804) upon thee, for thou wilt hear^H6030^(H8799) me, O God^H410: incline^H5186^(H8685) thine ear^H241 unto me, and hear^H8085^(H8798) my speech^H565.

⁷ Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.

KJVShew thy marvellous^H6395^(H8685) lovingkindness^H2617, O thou that savest^H3467^(H8688) by thy right hand^H3225 them which put their trust^H2620^(H8802) in thee from those that rise up^H6965^(H8693) against them.

⁸ Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,

KJVKeep^H8104^(H8798) me as the apple^H380 of the eye^H1323^H5869, hide^H5641^(H8686) me under the shadow^H6738 of thy wings^H3671,

⁹ from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who surround me.

KJVFrom^H6440 the wicked^H7563 that^H2098 oppress^H7703^(H8804) me, from my deadly^H5315 enemies^H341^(H8802), who compass me about^H5362^(H8686).

¹⁰ They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.

KJVThey are inclosed^H5462^(H8804) in their own fat^H2459: with their mouth^H6310 they speak^H1696^(H8765) proudly^H1348.

¹¹ They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

KJVThey have now compassed^H5437^(H8804) us in our steps^H838: they have set^H7896^(H8799) their eyes^H5869 bowing down^H5186^(H8800) to the earth^H776;

¹² He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

KJVLike^H1825 as a lion^H738 that is greedy^H3700^(H8799) of his prey^H2963^(H8800), and as it were a young lion^H3715 lurking^H3427^(H8802) in secret places^H4565.

¹³ Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798), O LORD^H3068, disappoint^H6923^(H8761) him^H6440, cast him down^H3766^(H8685): deliver^H6403^(H8761) my soul^H5315 from the wicked^H7563, which is thy sword^H2719:

¹⁴ from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

KJVFrom men^H4962 which are thy hand^H3027, O LORD^H3068, from men^H4962 of the world^H2465, which have their portion^H2506 in this life^H2416, and whose belly^H990 thou fillest^H4390^(H8762) with thy hid^H6840 treasure: they are full^H7646^(H8799) of children^H1121, and leave^H3240^(H8689) the rest^H3499 of their substance to their babes^H5768.

¹⁵ As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.

KJVAs for me, I will behold^H2372^(H8799) thy face^H6440 in righteousness^H6664: I shall be satisfied^H7646^(H8799), when I awake^H6974^(H8687), with thy likeness^H8544.

WEB·Psalms 16

¹A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.

KJVMichtam^H4387 of David^H1732. Preserve^H8104^(H8798) me, O God^H410: for in thee do I put my trust^H2620^(H8804).

² My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

KJVO my soul, thou hast said^H559^(H8804) unto the LORD^H3068, Thou art my Lord^H136: my goodness^H2896 extendeth not to thee;

³ As for the saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

KJVBut to the saints^H6918 that^H1992 are in the earth^H776, and to the excellent^H117, in whom is all my delight^H2656.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

KJVTheir sorrows^H6094 shall be multiplied^H7235^(H8799) that hasten^H4116^(H8804) after another^H312 god: their drink offerings^H5262 of blood^H1818 will I not offer^H5258^(H8686), nor^H1077 take up^H5375^(H8799) their names^H8034 into my lips^H8193.

⁵ Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is the portion^H4490 of mine inheritance^H2506 and of my cup^H3563: thou maintainest^H8551^(H8802) my lot^H1486.

⁶ The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.

KJVThe lines^H2256 are fallen^H5307^(H8804) unto me in pleasant^H5273 places; yea, I have a goodly^H8231^(H8804) heritage^H5159.

⁷ I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

KJVI will bless^H1288^(H8762) the LORD^H3068, who hath given me counsel^H3289^(H8804): my reins^H3629 also instruct^H3256^(H8765) me in the night seasons^H3915.

⁸ I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

KJVI have set^H7737^(H8765) the LORD^H3068 always^H8548 before me: because he is at my right hand^H3225, I shall not be moved^H4131^(H8735).

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

KJVTherefore my heart^H3820 is glad^H8055^(H8804), and my glory^H3519 rejoiceth^H1523^(H8799): my flesh^H1320 also shall rest^H7931^(H8799) in hope^H983.

¹⁰ For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.

KJVFor thou wilt not leave^H5800^(H8799) my soul^H5315 in hell^H7585; neither wilt thou suffer^H5414^(H8799) thine Holy One^H2623 to see^H7200^(H8800) corruption^H7845.

¹¹ You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.

KJVThou wilt shew^H3045^(H8686) me the path^H734 of life^H2416: in thy presence^H6440 is fulness^H7648 of joy^H8057; at thy right hand^H3225 there are pleasures^H5273 for evermore^H5331.

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