[1] I am pleading for your help, O Lord; for I have been honest and have done what is right, and you must listen to my earnest cry! [2] Publicly acquit me, Lord, for you are always fair. [3] You have tested me and seen that I am good. You have come even in the night and found nothing amiss and know that I have told the truth. [4] I have followed your commands and have not gone along with cruel and evil men. [5] My feet have not slipped from your paths. [6] Why am I praying like this? Because I know you will answer me, O God! Yes, listen as I pray. [7] Show me your strong love in wonderful ways, O Savior of all those seeking your help against their foes. [8] Protect me as you would the pupil of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings as you hover over me. [9] My enemies encircle me with murder in their eyes. [10] They are pitiless and arrogant. Listen to their boasting. [11] They close in upon me and are ready to throw me to the ground. [12] They are like lions eager to tear me apart, like young lions hiding and waiting their chance. [13] Lord, arise and stand against them. Push them back! Come and save me from these men of the world whose only concern is earthly gain-these men whom you have filled with your treasures so that their children and grandchildren are rich and prosperous. [15] But as for me, my contentment is not in wealth but in seeing you and knowing all is well between us. And when I awake in heaven, I will be fully satisfied, for I will see you face-to-face.
