[1] Bend Your ear to me and listen to my words, O Eternal One; hear the deep cry of my heart. [2] Listen to my call for help, my King, my True God; to You alone I pray. [3] In the morning, O Eternal One, listen for my voice; in the day's first light, I will offer my prayer to You and watch expectantly for Your answer. [4] You're not a God who smiles at sin; You cannot abide with evil. [5] The proud wither in Your presence; You hate all who pervert and destroy what is good. [6] You destroy those with lying lips; the Eternal detests those who murder and deceive. [7] Yet I, by Your loving grace, am welcomed into Your house; I will turn my face toward Your holy place and fall on my knees in reverence before You. [8] O Eternal One, lead me in the path of Your righteousness amidst those who wish me harm; make Your way clear to me. [9] Their words cannot be trusted; they are destructive to their cores. What comes out of their mouths is as foul as a rotting corpse; their words stink of flattery. [10] Find them guilty, O True God; let their own devices bring them ruin. Throw them out, and let them drown in the deluge of their sin, for in revolt they brazenly spit in Your face. [11] But let those who run to You for safety be glad they did; let them break out in joyful song. May You keep them safe- their love for You resounding in their hearts. [12] You, O Eternal, are the One who lays all good things in the laps of the right-hearted. Your blessings surround them like a shield.
