Psalms 17:5-13

⁵I have always done what you told me to do IDM, I have ◄never failed to do/always done► LIT those things.

⁶O God, I pray to you because you answer me; please listen MTY to what I am saying.

⁷Show me that you faithfully love me. By your great power MTY rescue those who ◄run to/trust in► you to protect them from their enemies.

⁸Protect me as people carefully protect their own eyes; protect me like birds protect their babies under their wings MET.

⁹Do not allow wicked people to attack me; my enemies surround me, wanting to kill me.

¹⁰They never pity IDM anyone, and they are always boasting.

¹¹They have hunted/searched for me and found me. They surround me, watching for an opportunity to throw me to the ground.

¹²They are like lions SIM that are ready to tear apart the animals that they capture; they are like young lions that are hiding, waiting to pounce on their prey.

¹³Yahweh, come and ◄oppose/fight against► my enemies and defeat them! Use your sword to save me from those wicked people!