Psalms 17

David presents an earnest plea for deliverance to YHWH, professing his innocence and righteousness while asking God to vindicate him against his enemies who surround and threaten him like lions.[1][2] The psalm contrasts David's trust in YHWH and his commitment to righteousness with his worldly enemies, concluding with David's confident assertion that he will see YHWH's face and be satisfied in His presence.[2]

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מִֽ/מְתִ֥ים 𐤌/𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌 mimetim from men adult men from adult men HR/Ncmpa יָדְ/ךָ֨ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha by-your-hand your hand by your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms יְהוָ֡ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִֽ/מְתִ֬ים 𐤌/𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌 mimetim-2 from men adult men from adult men HR/Ncmpa מֵ/חֶ֗לֶד 𐤌/𐤇𐤋𐤃 mecheled of the world fleeting mortal life of fleeting mortal life HR/Ncmsa חֶלְקָ֥/ם 𐤇𐤋𐤒/𐤌 cheleqam their portion their allotted portion their portion HNcmsc/Sp3mp בַּֽ/חַיִּים֮ 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 bachayim hai (Swahili) in life in the lives in the living HRd/Ncmpa ו/צפינ/ך 𐤅/𐤑𐤐𐤉𐤍/𐤊 vtsfynkh and-your-treasure and your hidden treasure and your hidden treasure HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וּֽ/צְפוּנְ/ךָ֮ 𐤅/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤊 utsefunekha and-your-hidden and your hidden one and your hidden one HC/Vqsmsc/Sp2ms תְּמַלֵּ֪א 𐤕𐤌𐤋𐤀 temale you-fill you shall fill fully you shall fill fully HVpi2ms בִ֫טְנָ֥/ם 𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤌 vitenam their belly their womb their belly HNcfsc/Sp3mp יִשְׂבְּע֥וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤅 yisebeu they are satisfied they will be satisfied they will be satisfied HVqi3mp בָנִ֑ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 vanim Bene (Bemba) with children sons with sons HNcmpa וְ/הִנִּ֥יחוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤇𐤅 vehinichu and leave and they caused to set down and they will leave HC/Vhq3cp יִ֝תְרָ֗/ם 𐤉𐤕𐤓/𐤌 yiteram their surplus their remainder their remainder HNcmsc/Sp3mp לְ/עוֹלְלֵי/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 leoleleyhem to their children to their suckling-infants to their suckling infants HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp