1 H ear a just cause, O Lord, Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.

Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.

2 L et my vindication come from Your presence; Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.

Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.

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

Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.

4 C oncerning the works of men, By the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent.

5 U phold my steps in Your paths, That my footsteps may not slip.

When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not.

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

I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.

7 S how Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You From those who rise up against them.

Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust from those that rise up.

8 K eep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

9 F rom the wicked who oppress me, From my deadly enemies who surround me.

From the wicked that destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

10 T hey have closed up their fat hearts; With their mouths they speak proudly.

They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.

11 T hey have now surrounded us in our steps; They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,

They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.

12 A s a lion is eager to tear his prey, And like a young lion lurking in secret places.

He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 A rise, O Lord, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,

Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;

14 W ith Your hand from men, O Lord, From men of the world who have their portion in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.

From men thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their to their children.

15 A s for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.