[1] Listen to what’s right, LORD; pay attention to my cry! Listen closely to my prayer; it’s spoken by lips that don’t lie! [2] My justice comes from you; let your eyes see what is right! [3] You have examined my heart, testing me at night. You’ve looked me over closely, but haven’t found anything wrong. My mouth doesn’t sin. [4] But these other people’s deeds? I have avoided such violent ways by the command from your lips. [5] My steps are set firmly on your paths; my feet haven’t slipped. [6] I cry out to you because you answer me. So tilt your ears toward me now—listen to what I’m saying! [7] Manifest your faithful love in amazing ways because you are the one who saves those who take refuge in you, saving them from their attackers by your strong hand. [8] Watch me with the very pupil of your eye! Hide me in the protection of your wings, [9] away from the wicked who are out to get me, away from my deadly enemies who are all around me! [10] They have no pity; their mouths speak arrogantly. [11] They track me down—suddenly, they surround me! They make their plans to put me in the dirt. [12] They are like a lion eager to rip its prey; they are like a strong young lion lying in wait. [13] Get up, LORD! Confront them! Bring them down! Rescue my life from the wicked—use your sword! [14] Rescue me from these people—use your own hands, LORD! Rescue me from these people whose only possession is their fleeting life. But fill the stomachs of your cherished ones; let their children be filled full so that they have leftovers enough for their babies. [15] But me? I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be filled full by seeing your image.
