⁰A Prayer of David

¹Hear righteousness, Yahweh; give attention to my ringing cry; give ear to my prayer, from lips without deceit.

²From your face let my justice go forth; let your eyes see what is level.

³You have tested my heart, you have visited me by night, you have refined me; you find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not pass beyond.

⁴As for the deeds of humankind, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the paths of the violent one.

⁵My steps have held firm in your tracks; my footsteps have not slipped.

⁶I call out to you, for you will answer me, God; stretch out your ear to me, hear my utterance.

⁷Set apart your loyal love, you who save those who take refuge from those who rise up, by your right hand.

⁸Keep me like the pupil, the daughter of the eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,

⁹from the face of the wicked who devastated me, my enemies who encircle me with their being.

¹⁰They have shut up their fat; their mouth speaks with pride.

¹¹Our steps—now they have surrounded us; they set their eyes to bend toward the land.

¹²He is the likeness of a lion that yearns to tear apart, and of a young lion dwelling in hiding places.

¹³Rise up, Yahweh, meet his face, make him bow down; deliver my being from the wicked by your sword,

¹⁴from men, by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in life; and with what you have treasured you fill their belly; their sons are satisfied, and they leave what remains to their infants.

¹⁵As for me, I will see your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with your form when I wake.