A Prayer of David.

1 Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry;

Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence;

Let thine eyes look upon equity.

3 Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night;

Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing;

I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips

I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

5 My steps have held fast to thy paths,

My feet have not slipped.

6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God:

Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness,

O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge in thee

From those that rise up against them.

8 Keep me as the apple of the eye;

Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

9 From the wicked that oppress me,

My deadly enemies, that compass me about.

10 They are inclosed in their own fat:

With their mouth they speak proudly.

11 They have now compassed us in our steps;

They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey,

And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, O Jehovah,

Confront him, cast him down:

Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;

14 From men by thy hand, O Jehovah,

From men of the world, whose portion is in this life,

And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure:

They are satisfied with children,

And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness;

I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form.

大卫的祷告。 1 耶和华啊！求你垂听我公义的案件，

倾听我的申诉；

求你留心听我的祷告，

这不是出于诡诈嘴唇的祷告。*本节在《马索拉文本》包括细字标题

2 愿我的判词从你面前发出，

愿你的眼睛察看正直的事。

3 你试验了我的心，在夜间鉴察了我；

你熬炼了我，还是找不到甚么，

因为我立志使我的口没有过犯。

4 至于世人的行为，

我借着你嘴唇所出的话，保护了自己，

不行强暴人的道路。

5 我的脚步稳踏在你的路径上，

我的两脚没有动摇。

6 　神啊！我向你呼求，因为你必应允我；

求你侧耳听我，垂听我的祷告。

7 求你把你的慈爱奇妙地彰显，

用右手拯救那些投靠你的，

脱离那些起来攻击他们的。

8 求你保护我，像保护眼中的瞳人，

把我隐藏在你的翅膀荫下；

9 使我脱离那些欺压我的恶人，

脱离那些围绕我的死敌。

10 他们闭塞了怜悯的心*"怜悯的心"原文作"他们的脂油"，

口里说出骄傲的话。

11 他们追踪我，现在把我围困了*"他们追踪我，现在把我围困了"原文作"他们围困了我们的脚步"；

他们瞪着眼，要把我推倒在地上。

12 他们像急于撕碎猎物的狮子，

又像蹲伏在隐密处的幼狮。

13 耶和华啊！求你起来，迎面攻击他们，把他们打倒；

用你的刀救我的命脱离恶人。

14 耶和华啊！求你用手救我脱离世人，

脱离那些只在今生有分的世人。

求你用你为他们储存的充满他们的肚腹，

使他们的儿女都可以饱尝，

他们还有剩余的留给他们的子孙。

15 至于我，我必在义中得见你的面；

我醒来的时候，

得见你的形象就心满意足。