In the Shadow of Your Wings
A [Ps. 86, title;142, title]Prayer of David.
1 Hear a just cause, O Lord; Ps. 142:6;[Ps. 61:1;Jer. 7:16]attend to my cry!
Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
2 From your presence [Ps. 26:1]let my vindication come!
Let your eyes behold the right!
3 You have See Job 23:10tried my heart, you have Job 31:14visited me by Ps. 16:7;[Job 33:15] night,
you have Judg. 7:4;Zech. 13:9;1 Pet. 1:7;[Ps. 139:1;Mal. 3:2,3]tested me, and you will find nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
4 With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.
5 My steps have Job 23:11;[Ps. 44:18]held fast to your paths;
my feet have not slipped.
6 I Ps. 86:6,7;116:1,2call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
See Ps. 31:2incline your ear to me; hear my words.
7 Ps. 31:21Wondrously show17:7 Or Distinguish me by your steadfast love,
O Savior of those who seek refuge
from Ps. 44:5;59:1;139:21their adversaries at your right hand.
8 Keep me as Deut. 32:10;Zech. 2:8the apple of your eye;
hide me in Ps. 36:7;57:1;63:7;91:4;[Matt. 23:37;Luke 13:34]; See Ruth 2:12the shadow of your wings,
9 from the wicked who do me violence,
my deadly enemies who [1 Sam. 23:26]surround me.
10 [Ps. 119:70] They close their hearts to pity;
with their mouths they Ps. 31:18;1 Sam. 2:3speak arrogantly.
11 They have now surrounded our [Ps. 89:51] steps;
they set their eyes to Ps. 62:4cast us to the ground.
12 He is like a lion eager to tear,
as a young lion [Ps. 10:8,9]lurking in ambush.
13 Arise, O Lord! Confront him, subdue him!
Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
14 from men by your hand, O Lord,
from [Ps. 10:18;Luke 16:8;20:34] men of the world whose Matt. 6:2,5,16;Luke 16:25portion is in this life.17:14 Or from men whose portion in life is of the world
You fill their womb with treasure;17:14 Or As for your treasured ones, you fill their womb
they are satisfied with [Job 21:11]children,
and they leave their abundance to their infants.
15 As for me, I shall Job 33:26;1 John 3:2;[Ps. 11:7] behold your face in righteousness;
when I Isa. 26:19;Dan. 12:2awake, I shall be [Ps. 16:11]satisfied with your likeness.