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
.
Let my sentence come forth
from thy presence
; let thine eyes
behold
the things that are equal
.
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
.
Concerning the works of men
, by the word
of thy lips
I have kept
me from the paths
of the destroyer
.
Hold up my goings
in thy paths
, that my footsteps
slip
not.
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear
me, O God
: incline
thine ear
unto me, and hear
my speech
.
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 .
Keep me as the apple
of the eye
, hide
me under the shadow
of thy wings
,
From the wicked
that
oppress
me, from my deadly
enemies
, who compass me about
.
They are inclosed in their own fat
: with their mouth
they speak
proudly
.
They have now compassed us in our steps
: they have set
their eyes
bowing down
to the earth
;
Like as a lion
that is greedy
of his prey
, and as it were a young lion
lurking
in secret places
.
Arise, O LORD
, disappoint
him
, cast him down
: deliver
my soul
from the wicked
, which is thy sword
:
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
.
As for me, I will behold thy face
in righteousness
: I shall be satisfied
, when I awake
, with thy likeness
.