诗17:1 大卫的祷告。耶和华啊！求你垂听我公义的案件，倾听我的申诉；求你留心听我的祷告，这不是出于诡诈嘴唇的祷告。（本节在《马索拉抄本》包括细字标题）
诗17:1 <A Prayer. Of David.> Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.
诗17:2 愿我的判词从你面前发出，愿你的眼睛察看正直的事。
诗17:2 Be my judge; for your eyes see what is right.
诗17:3 你试验了我的心，在夜间鉴察了我；你熬炼了我，还是找不到什么，因为我立志使我的口没有过犯。
诗17:3 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.
诗17:4 至于世人的行为，我借着你嘴唇所出的话，保护了自己，不行强暴人的道路。
诗17:4 As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
诗17:5 我的脚步稳踏在你的路径上，我的两脚没有动摇。
诗17:5 I have kept my feet in your ways, my steps have not been turned away.
诗17:6 神啊！我向你呼求，因为你必应允我；求你侧耳听我，垂听我的祷告。
诗17:6 My cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God: let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.
诗17:7 求你把你的慈爱奇妙地彰显，用右手拯救那些投靠你的，脱离那些起来攻击他们的。
诗17:7 Make clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.
诗17:8 求你保护我，像保护眼中的瞳人，把我隐藏在你的翅膀荫下；
诗17:8 Keep me as the light of your eyes, covering me with the shade of your wings,
诗17:9 使我脱离那些欺压我的恶人，脱离那些围绕我的死敌。
诗17:9 From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.
诗17:10 他们闭塞了怜悯的心（“怜悯的心”原文作“他们的脂油”），口里说出骄傲的话。
诗17:10 They are shut up in their fat: with their mouths they say words of pride.
诗17:11 他们追踪我，现在把我围困了（“他们追踪我，现在把我围困了”原文作“他们围困了我们的脚步”）；他们瞪着眼，要把我推倒在地上。
诗17:11 They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;
诗17:12 他们像急于撕碎猎物的狮子，又像蹲伏在隐密处的幼狮。
诗17:12 Like a lion desiring its food, and like a young lion waiting in secret places.
诗17:13 耶和华啊！求你起来，迎面攻击他们，把他们打倒；用你的刀救我的命脱离恶人。
诗17:13 Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.
诗17:14 耶和华啊！求你用手救我脱离世人，脱离那些只在今生有分的世人。求你用你为他们储存的充满他们的肚腹，使他们的儿女都可以饱尝，他们还有剩余的留给他们的子孙。
诗17:14 With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth: they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.
诗17:15 至于我，我必在义中得见你的面；我醒来的时候，得见你的形象就心满意足。
诗17:15 As for me, I will see your face in righteousness: when I am awake it will be joy enough for me to see your form.