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:
trip up one's heels
ὑποσκέλισον
hyposkelison
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.
fill
As for me, I will behold
thy face
in righteousness:
I shall be satisfied,
when I awake,
with thy likeness.
