1 LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
7 Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
8 But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
9 Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
1 'n Psalm van Dawid. HERE, ek roep U aan; kom tog gou na my toe; luister na my stem as ek U aanroep.
2 Laat my gebed soos reukwerk voor u aangesig staan, die opheffing van my hande soos die aandoffer.
3 HERE, stel 'n wag voor my mond, bewaar die deur van my lippe.
4 Neig my hart nie tot iets wat sleg is, om in goddeloosheid dinge te doen saam met manne wat ongeregtigheid werk nie; en laat my van hulle lekkernye nie eet nie.
5 Laat die regverdige my met liefde slaan en my tugtig -- hoofsalf sal my hoof nie weier nie; want nog is my gebed teen hulle booshede.
6 As hulle regters aan die kant van die rots afgegooi word, dan sal hulle hoor dat my woorde lieflik is.
7 Soos 'n mens in die aarde vore en skeure trek, is ons beendere gestrooi by die mond van die doderyk.
8 Want op U is my oë, HERE Here; by U skuil ek: giet my siel nie uit nie!
9 Bewaar my vir die mag van die vangnet van die wat vir my strikke stel, en vir die strikke van die werkers van ongeregtigheid.
10 Laat die goddelose in hulle vangkuile val, almal saam, terwyl ,k verbygaan!