| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1A Prayer of David. Hear a just cause, O LORD, give heed to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips. | 1LORD, hear my just plea! Pay attention to my cry! Listen to my prayer, since it does not come from lying lips. |
| 2Let my judgment come forth from Your presence; Let Your eyes look with equity. | 2Justice for me will come from your presence; your eyes see what is right. |
| 3You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. | 3When you probe my heart, and examine me at night; when you refine me, you will find nothing wrong, for I have determined that I will not transgress with my mouth. |
| 4As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips I have kept from the paths of the violent. | 4As for the ways of mankind, I have, according to the words of your lips, avoided the ways of the violent. |
| 5My steps have held fast to Your paths. My feet have not slipped. | 5Because my steps have held fast to your paths, my footsteps have not faltered. |
| 6I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech. | 6I call upon you, for you will answer me, God. Listen closely to me and hear my prayer. |
| 7Wondrously show Your lovingkindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand From those who rise up against them. | 7Show forth your gracious love, save those who take refuge in you from those who rebel against your sovereign power. |
| 8Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings | 8Protect me as the most precious part of the eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings |
| 9From the wicked who despoil me, My deadly enemies who surround me. | 9from the wicked who have afflicted me, from my enemies who have surrounded me. |
| 10They have closed their unfeeling heart, With their mouth they speak proudly. | 10They are imprisoned by their own prosperity, they have boasted proudly with their mouth. |
| 11They have now surrounded us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast us down to the ground. | 11Now they have encircled our paths and are determined to cast us down to the ground. |
| 12He is like a lion that is eager to tear, And as a young lion lurking in hiding places. | 12Like a lion they desire to rip us to pieces, like a young lion waiting in ambush. |
| 13Arise, O LORD, confront him, bring him low; Deliver my soul from the wicked with Your sword, | 13Arise, LORD, confront them, bring them to their knees! Deliver me from the wicked by your sword— |
| 14From men with Your hand, O LORD, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And leave their abundance to their babes. | 14from men, LORD, by your hand— from men who belong to this world, whose reward is only in this life. But as for your treasured ones, may their stomachs be full, may their children have an abundance, and may they leave wealth to their offspring. |
| 15As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake. | 15But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. |
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