1 Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea.

Give ear to my prayer that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.

2 Let my sentence come out of your presence.

Let your eyes look on equity.

3 You have proved my heart.

You have visited me in the night.

You have tried me, and found nothing.

I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.

4 As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips,

I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

5 My steps have held fast to your paths.

My feet have not slipped.

6 I have called on you, for you will answer me, God.

Turn your ear to me.

Hear my speech.

7 Show your marvelous loving kindness,

you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.

8 Keep me as the apple of your eye.

Hide me under the shadow of your wings,

9 from the wicked who oppress me,

my deadly enemies, who surround me.

10 They close up their callous hearts.

With their mouth they speak proudly.

11 They have now surrounded 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,

as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, Yahweh, confront him.

Cast him down.

Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

14 from men by your hand, Yahweh,

from men of the world, whose portion is in this life.

You fill the belly of your cherished ones.

Your sons have plenty,

and they store up wealth for their children.

15 As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness.

I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.

1 HERE, hoor 'n regverdige saak, let op my smeking; luister tog na my gebed met onbedrieglike lippe.

2 Laat my reg van u aangesig uitgaan; laat u oë regverdig sien.

3 U het my hart getoets, dit in die nag ondersoek, U het my gekeur, U vind niks nie; wat ek ook dink, my mond oortree nie.

4 Aangaande die handelinge van die mens, ,k het deur die woord van u lippe die paaie van die geweldenaar vermy.

5 My gange het vasgehou aan u spore, my voetstappe het nie gewankel nie.

6 Ek roep U aan, want U verhoor my, o God! Neig u oor tot my, luister na my woord!

7 Maak u gunsbewyse wonderbaar, o verlosser van die wat by u regterhand skuil vir teëstanders!

8 Bewaar my soos 'n oogappel; verberg my in die skaduwee van u vleuels

9 teen die goddelose wat my geweld aandoen, my doodsvyande wat my omring.

10 Hulle het hul gevoel afgesluit; met hul mond spreek hulle hoogmoedig.

11 Nou het hulle ons in ons gang omsingel; hulle rig hul oë daarop om ons op die grond uit te strek.

12 Hy is soos 'n leeu wat begerig is om te verskeur, en soos 'n jong leeu wat in skuilplekke klaar lê.

13 Staan op, HERE, gaan hom tegemoet, werp hom neer; red my van die goddelose met u swaard;

14 met u hand van die manne, o HERE, van die manne wie se deel in die lewe uit die wêreld is en wie se buik U vul met u verborge skat; wie se seuns daarvan nog sat is, wat weer hul oorskot aan hulle kinders laat agterbly.

15 Maar ek sal u aangesig in geregtigheid aanskou; ek sal versadig word met u beeld as ek wakker word.