1 H ear the right (my righteous cause), O Lord; listen to my shrill, piercing cry! Give ear to my prayer, that comes from unfeigned and guileless lips.

2 L et my sentence of vindication come from You! May Your eyes behold the things that are just and upright.

3 Y ou have proved my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

4 C oncerning the works of men, by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent (the paths of the destroyer).

5 M y steps have held closely to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

6 I have called upon You, O God, for You will hear me; incline Your ear to me and hear my speech.

7 S how Your marvelous loving-kindness, O You Who save by Your right hand those who trust and take refuge in You from those who rise up against them.

8 K eep and guard me as the pupil of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

9 F rom the wicked who despoil and oppress me, my deadly adversaries who surround me.

10 T hey are enclosed in their own prosperity and have shut up their hearts to pity; with their mouths they make exorbitant claims and proudly and arrogantly speak.

11 T hey track us down in each step we take; now they surround us; they set their eyes to cast us to the ground,

12 L ike a lion greedy and eager to tear his prey, and as a young lion lurking in hidden places.

13 A rise, O Lord! Confront and forestall them, cast them down! Deliver my life from the wicked by Your sword,

14 F rom men by Your hand, O Lord, from men of this world whose portion in life is idle and vain. Their bellies are filled with Your hidden treasure; their children are satiated, and they leave the rest wealth to their babes.

15 A s for me, I will continue beholding Your face in righteousness (rightness, justice, and right standing with You); I shall be fully satisfied, when I awake beholding Your form.