Psalms 17:2-4 in English

² Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.

³ Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

⁴ As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

² I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

³ The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; my God is my helper, I will hope in him; he is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper.

⁴ I will call upon the Lord with praises, and I shall be saved from mine enemies.

² Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

³ Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

⁴ Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

² Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

³ Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

⁴ Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

² The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; my God is my helper, I will hope in him; he is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper.

³ I will call upon the Lord with praises, and I shall be saved from my enemies.

⁴ The pangs of death compassed me, and the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly.

² Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes look upon equity.

³ Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

⁴ As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

² You are the one who is able to declare that I ◄am innocent/have not done anything that was wrong► because you see/know that I am telling the truth.

³ You know what I think, even at night; you have examined what I say and do, and you know that I have determined to never tell any lies.

⁴ I have not done like others do; I have always done what is right IDM, and I have not acted cruelly toward others.

² The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; my God is my helper, I will hope in him; he is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper.

³ I will call upon the Lord with praises, and I shall be saved from my enemies.

⁴ The pangs of death compassed me, and the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

² Be my judge; for your eyes see what is right.

³ You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin.

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

² Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.

³ Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.

⁴ Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent man.

² I will love thee, O Lord, my strength:

³ The Lord is my firmament, my refuge, and my deliverer. My God is my helper, and in him will I put my trust. My protector and the horn of my salvation, and my support.

⁴ Praising I will call upon the Lord: and I shall be saved from my enemies.

² Vindicate me before you—for you see what is right.

³ You have observed my thoughts, you have visited me at night, you have examined me—and you have found nothing wrong. I promised myself I wouldn't say anything I shouldn't.

⁴ With regard to the actions of others: I have done what you told me and I have avoided what violent people do.

² Let my sentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes beholde equitie.

³ Thou hast prooued and visited mine heart in the night: thou hast tryed me, and foundest nothing: for I was purposed that my mouth should not offend.

⁴ Concerning the workes of men, by the wordes of thy lips I kept mee from the paths of the cruell man.

² Let my judgment come forth from Thy presence; let Thine eyes behold equity.

³ Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night; Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not that I had a thought which should not pass my mouth.

⁴ As for the doings of men, by the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

² Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

³ Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

⁴ Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

² Let from thy presence my sentence come forth; let thy eyes behold what is right.

³ Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast thought of me in the night; thou hast refined me—thou couldst find nothing: my purpose doth not pass beyond the words of my mouth.

⁴ Among the deeds of men did I observe, by the word of thy lips, the paths of the dissolute.

² I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

³ The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; My God is my helper, I will hope in him; He is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper.

⁴ I will call upon the Lord with praises, And I shall be saved from mine enemies.

² May my sentence come forth from thy presence; May thine eyes behold uprightness!

³ Provest thou my heart, visitest thou me in the night, Triest thou me like gold, thou shalt find nothing!

⁴ My thoughts do not vary from my lips. As to the deeds of men, Through the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

² Let my vindication come from you, your eyes see the truth.

³ When you test my heart when you visit at night, and assay me like silver — you can find no evil. I am determined that my mouth should not lie.

⁴ I gave earnest heed to the words of your lips.

² Let my vindication come from you, your eyes see the truth.

³ When you test my heart when you visit at night, and assay me like silver — you can find no evil. I am determined that my mouth should not lie.

⁴ I gave earnest heed to the words of your lips.

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

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.

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

² Let my vindication come from your presence; let your eyes see what is right!

³ If you test my heart, if you come to me in the night, you will purify me and will not find any evil plans; my mouth will not transgress.

⁴ As for the deeds of mankind, it is at the word of your lips that I have kept myself from the ways of the lawless.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

² Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thy eyes behold the things that are equal.

³ Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

⁴ Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

² My doom come forth of thy cheer; thine eyes see they equity.

³ Thou hast proved mine heart, and hast visited me in the night; thou hast examined, or assayed, me by fire, and wickedness is not found in me.

⁴ That my mouth speak not of the works of men; for the words of thy lips I have kept hard ways.

² My doom come forth of thy cheer; thine eyes see they equity. (Let my judgement come forth from thy lips; let thine eyes be fixed on justice.)

³ Thou hast proved mine heart, and hast visited (me) in the night; thou hast examined, or assayed, me by fire, and wickedness is not found in me.

⁴ That my mouth speak not (of) the works of men; for the words of thy lips I have kept hard ways. (My mouth shall not speak of the works of men; by the words of thy lips I have kept myself from bad ways.)

² From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.

³ Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.

⁴ As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;