1A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.A Prayer by David. Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea. Give ear to my prayer that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.2May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.Let my sentence come out of your presence. Let your eyes look on equity.Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.4As for the deeds of men—by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.5My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.6I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.7Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge in thee From those that rise up against them.8Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wingsKeep 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,Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,9from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who surround me.From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.10They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.11They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.12like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.13Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form.
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