¹ Hear my righteous plea, O Lord.
Pay attention to my outcry.
Turn your ear to my prayer, which is not offered by deceitful lips.
² May a just verdict for me come from you.
May your eyes observe the things that are right.
³ You have tested my heart.
You have visited me at night.
You have refined me;
you have found nothing wrong.
I resolved that my mouth will not overstep its bounds.
⁴ As for the deeds of people:
    by the words from your lips
    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
⁵ Keep my footsteps on your paths.
My steps have not slipped.

⁶ Indeed, I call to you because you will answer me, O God.
Turn your ear toward me. Hear what I say.
⁷ Perform wonders through your mercy.
By your right hand save those who seek refuge
    from those who rise up against them.
⁸ Guard me like the pupil of your eye.^[a]
In the shadow of your wings hide me
⁹     from the wicked who try to destroy me,
    from those enemies of my life who surround me.

¹⁰ Their hearts are calloused.^[b]
Their mouths speak arrogantly.
¹¹ Now they surround our steps.
They watch us to throw us to the ground.
¹² He is like a lion that is eager to tear,
like a young lion crouching in its hiding place.
¹³ Rise, O Lord. Confront him. Bring him down.
Save my life from the wicked by your sword.
¹⁴ Save me from such men by your hand, O Lord,
from men of this world, whose reward is in this life.

^14b But you fill the stomachs of those whom you treasure.^[c]
Their children are satisfied,
and they leave their wealth to their children.
¹⁵ Indeed, in righteousness I will view your face.
When I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.