Psalm 17:1-5

1 Hear me, Lord, my plea is just;

listen to my cry.

Hear my prayer—

it does not rise from deceitful lips. 2 Let my vindication come from you;

may your eyes see what is right.

3 Though you probe my heart,

though you examine me at night and test me,

you will find that I have planned no evil;

my mouth has not transgressed. 4 Though people tried to bribe me,

I have kept myself from the ways of the violent

through what your lips have commanded. 5 My steps have held to your paths;

my feet have not stumbled.