13 “Yet if you devote your heart(A) to him
    and stretch out your hands(B) to him,(C)
14 if you put away(D) the sin that is in your hand
    and allow no evil(E) to dwell in your tent,(F)
15 then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;(G)
    you will stand firm(H) and without fear.(I)
16 You will surely forget your trouble,(J)
    recalling it only as waters gone by.(K)
17 Life will be brighter than noonday,(L)
    and darkness will become like morning.(M)
18 You will be secure, because there is hope;
    you will look about you and take your rest(N) in safety.(O)
19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,(P)
    and many will court your favor.(Q)
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail,(R)
    and escape will elude them;(S)
    their hope will become a dying gasp.”(T)

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13 As for you, if you redirect your heart
and spread out your hands to him in prayer—
14 if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it,
and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents—
15 then you will hold your head high, free from fault.
You will be firmly established and unafraid.(A)
16 For you will forget your suffering,
recalling it only as water that has flowed by.
17 Your life will be brighter than noonday;
its darkness[a] will be like the morning.(B)
18 You will be confident, because there is hope.(C)
You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.(D)

19 You will lie down with no one to frighten you,
and many will seek your favor.(E)
20 But the sight of the wicked(F) will fail.
Their way of escape will be cut off,
and their only hope is their last breath.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:17 Text emended; MT reads noonday; you are dark, you