Sunday Psalm 17: All I want is to see you as you are

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Psalm 17

(A prayer by David.)

   The Prayer of an Innocent Person ¹I am innocent, LORD!

   Won't you listen as I pray

   and beg for help?

   I am honest!

   Please hear my prayer.

    ²Only you can say

   that I am innocent,

   because only your eyes

   can see the truth.

    ³You know my heart,

   and even during the night

   you have tested me

   and found me innocent.

   I have made up my mind

   never to tell a lie.

    ⁴I don't do like others.

   I obey your teachings

   and am not cruel.

    ⁵I have followed you,

   without ever stumbling.

    ⁶I pray to you, God,

   because you will help me.

   Listen and answer my prayer!

    ⁷Show your wonderful love.

   Your mighty arm protects those

   who run to you

   for safety

   from their enemies.

    ⁸Protect me as you would

   your very own eyes;

   hide me in the shadow

   of your wings.

    ⁹Don't let my brutal enemies

   attack from all sides

   and kill me.

    ¹⁰They refuse to show mercy,

   and they keep bragging.

    ¹¹They have caught up with me!

   My enemies are everywhere,

   eagerly hoping to smear me

   in the dirt.

    ¹²They are like hungry lions

   hunting for food,

   or like young lions

   hiding in ambush.

    ¹³Do something, LORD!

   Attack and defeat them.

   Take your sword and save me

   from those evil people.

    ¹⁴Use your powerful arm

   and rescue me

   from the hands of mere humans

   whose world won't last. ^[a] You provide food

   for those you love.

   Their children have plenty,

   and their grandchildren

   will have more than enough.

    ¹⁵I am innocent, LORD,

   and I will see your face!

   When I awake, all I want

   is to see you as you are.

Jesus said, "he who has seen me has seen the Father".

Have a good Sunday. Do something different. Ditch work and worry. Play with the kids. Notice nature. Give thanks. Be grateful.