1 ¶ Hear righteousness, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that does not go out of feigned lips.

Hear 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 come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold uprightness.

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

3 T hou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast refined me and hast found no iniquity; that which I thought did not pass through my mouth.

You 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 thy lips I have observed the ways of the violent.

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

5 S ustain my steps in thy ways that my footsteps not slip.

My steps have held closely to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

6 I have called upon thee, because thou dost hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me and hear my speech.

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

7 S how thy mercy to be marvellous, O Saviour of those who put their trust in thee, from those that rise up against thy right hand.

Show 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 ¶ Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me with the shadow of thy wings,

Keep and guard me as the pupil of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

9 f rom the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

From the wicked who despoil and oppress me, my deadly adversaries who surround me.

10 T hey are closed in with their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.

They 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 have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes upon throwing us down to the earth

They 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 as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

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

13 A rise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, with thy sword;

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

14 f rom men, with thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, who have their portion in this life and whose belly thou dost fill with thy provision: they satisfy their sons and leave the rest to their family.

From 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 behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness.

As 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.