GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 Hear my plea for justice, O LORD. Pay attention to my cry. Open your ears to my prayer, [which comes] from lips free from deceit.
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A Prayer of David. Hear a just cause, O Lord, Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.
2 Let the verdict of my innocence come directly from you. Let your eyes observe what is fair.
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Let my vindication come from Your presence; Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.
3 You have probed my heart. You have confronted me at night. You have tested me like silver, but you found nothing wrong. I have determined that my mouth will not sin.
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You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4 I have avoided cruelty because of your word. In spite of what others have done,
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Concerning the works of men, By the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.
5 my steps have remained firmly in your paths. My feet have not slipped.
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Uphold my steps in Your paths, That my footsteps may not slip.
6 I have called on you because you answer me, O God. Turn your ear toward me. Hear what I have to say.
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I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.
7 Reveal your miraculous deeds of mercy, O Savior of those who find refuge by your side from those who attack them.
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Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You From those who rise up against them.
8 Guard me as if I were the pupil in your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
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Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
9 Hide me from wicked people who violently attack me, from my deadly enemies who surround me.
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From the wicked who oppress me, From my deadly enemies who surround me.
10 They have shut out all feeling. Their mouths have spoken arrogantly.
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They have closed up their fat hearts; With their mouths they speak proudly.
11 They have tracked me down. They have surrounded me. They have focused their attention on throwing me to the ground.
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They have now surrounded us in our steps; They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,
12 Each one of them is like a lion eager to tear [its prey] apart and like a young lion crouching in hiding places.
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As a lion is eager to tear his prey, And like a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O LORD; confront them! Bring them to their knees! With your sword rescue my life from wicked people.
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Arise, O Lord, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,
14 With your power rescue me from mortals, O LORD, from mortals who enjoy their inheritance only in this life. You fill their bellies with your treasure. Their children are satisfied [with it], and they leave what remains to their children.
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With Your hand from men, O Lord, From men of the world who have their portion in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.
15 I will see your face when I am declared innocent. When I wake up, I will be satisfied [with seeing] you.
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As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.