1 Lord, hear the right, attend my cry,unto my pray'r give heed,That doth not in hypocrisyfrom feigned lips proceed.
2 And from before thy presence forthmy sentence do thou send:Toward these things that equal aredo thou thine eyes intend.
3 Thou prov'dst mine heart, thou visit'dst meby night, thou didst me try,Yet nothing found'st; for that my mouthshall not sin, purpos'd I.
4 As for men's works, I, by the wordthat from thy lips doth flow,Did me preserve out of the pathswherein destroyers go.
5 Hold up my goings,Lord, me guidein those thy paths divine,So that my footsteps may not slideout of those ways of thine.
6 I called have on thee, O God,because thou wilt me hear:That thou may'st hearken to my speech,to me incline thine ear.
7 Thy wondrous loving-kindness show,thou that, by thy right hand,Sav'st them that trust in thee from thosethat up against them stand.
8 As th' apple of the eye me keep;in thy wings shade me close
9 From lewd oppressors, compassingme round, as deadly foes.
10 In their own fat they are inclos'd;their mouth speaks loftily.
11 Our steps they compass'd; and to grounddown bowing set their eye.
12 He like unto a lion isthat's greedy of his prey,Or lion young, which lurking dothin secret places stay.
13 Arise, and disappoint my foe,and cast him down,O Lord: My soul save from the wicked man,the man which is thy sword.
14 From men, which are thy hand, O Lord,from worldly men me save,Which only in this present lifetheir part and portion have.Whose belly with thy treasure hidthou fill'st: they children haveIn plenty; of their goods the restthey to their children leave.
15 But as for me, I thine own facein righteousness will see;And with thy likeness, when I wake,I satisfy'd shall be.