Psalms 17:5-14

⁵I have not strayed from your path; my feet have not slipped from it.

⁶God, I call out to you because I know you will answer; please listen carefully to what I have to say.

⁷Show me how wonderful your trustworthy love really is, Savior of those who come to you for protection against their enemies!

⁸Keep me safe as someone you love; hide me underneath your wings.

⁹Protect me from the attacks of the wicked who want to destroy me, from my enemies who surround me, intent on killing me.

¹⁰They have no compassion, and all they have to say is pure arrogance.

¹¹They hunt me down and surround me, looking for the chance to knock me down in the dust.

¹²They are like lions, longing to tear their prey apart; like fierce lions crouching in ambush.

¹³Lord, stand up and confront them! Force them to back down! By your sword rescue me from the wicked!

¹⁴Lord, by your power, save me from people whose only thought is for this world. May they be filled with what you have in store for them, their children too, with left-overs for their grandchildren!