Psalms 17:7-13

⁷Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

⁸Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

⁹From the wicked that destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

¹⁰They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.

¹¹They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.

¹²He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

¹³Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;