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¹ HEAR, O Holy LORD, and consider my supplication; give ear unto my prayer that proceedeth not out of deceitful lips.² Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are just.³ Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and thou hast not found iniquity in me; nothing hath come out of my mouth which is according to the deceitful works of men.⁴ Through the conversation of my lips thou hast kept me from evil ways.⁵ Thou hast strengthened my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.⁶ I have called upon thee, for thou hast heard me. O God, incline thine ear unto me and hear my words.⁷ Make thy Holy One a wonder and a Saviour to those who trust; but let him prevail against those that rise up against thy right hand.

⁸ Keep me as the apple of the eye; protect me under the shadow of thy wings,⁹ From the sinners who plunder me, from the enemies of my soul who surround me.¹⁰ Silence their mouth, for they have spoken vanity.¹¹ They have praised me, and now have surrounded me; they have determined to bury me in the ground.¹² They are like a lion that is eager to prey, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.¹³ Arise, O LORD, humble them; cast them down; deliver my soul from the wicked and from the sword,¹⁴ From the dead that die by thy hand, O LORD; and from the dead of the grave, divide their possessions among the living; fill their belly with thy treasure, so that their children are satisfied and have a portion remaining for their own children.¹⁵ As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when thy worship is revived.