| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1A Prayer of David. Hear a just cause, O LORD, Attend 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 vindication come from Your presence; Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright. | 2Justice for me will come from your presence; your eyes see what is right. |
| 3You 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. | 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. |
| 4Concerning the works of men, By the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer. | 4As for the ways of mankind, I have, according to the words of your lips, avoided the ways of the violent. |
| 5Uphold my steps in Your paths, That my footsteps may not slip. | 5Because my steps have held fast to your paths, my footsteps have not faltered. |
| 6I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech. | 6I call upon you, for you will answer me, God. Listen closely to me and hear my prayer. |
| 7Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You 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 Your eye; Hide me under 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 oppress me, From my deadly enemies who surround me. | 9from the wicked who have afflicted me, from my enemies who have surrounded me. |
| 10They have closed up their fat hearts; With their mouths 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 have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth, | 11Now they have encircled our paths and are determined to cast us down to the ground. |
| 12As a lion is eager to tear his prey, And like a young lion lurking in secret places. | 12Like a lion they desire to rip us to pieces, like a young lion waiting in ambush. |
| 13Arise, O LORD, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword, | 13Arise, LORD, confront them, bring them to their knees! Deliver me from the wicked by your sword— |
| 14With 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. | 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 will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness. | 15But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. |
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