| International Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1LORD, hear my just plea! Pay attention to my cry! Listen to my prayer, since it does not come from lying lips. | 1A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit. |
| 2Justice for me will come from your presence; your eyes see what is right. | 2May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right. |
| 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. | 3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth. |
| 4As for the ways of mankind, I have, according to the words of your lips, avoided the ways of the violent. | 4As for the deeds of men—by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent. |
| 5Because my steps have held fast to your paths, my footsteps have not faltered. | 5My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped. |
| 6I call upon you, for you will answer me, God. Listen closely to me and hear my prayer. | 6I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words. |
| 7Show forth your gracious love, save those who take refuge in you from those who rebel against your sovereign power. | 7Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes. |
| 8Protect me as the most precious part of the eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings | 8Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings |
| 9from the wicked who have afflicted me, from my enemies who have surrounded me. | 9from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me. |
| 10They are imprisoned by their own prosperity, they have boasted proudly with their mouth. | 10They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance. |
| 11Now they have encircled our paths and are determined to cast us down to the ground. | 11They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground, |
| 12Like a lion they desire to rip us to pieces, like a young lion waiting in ambush. | 12like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush. |
| 13Arise, LORD, confront them, bring them to their knees! Deliver me from the wicked by your sword— | 13Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword, |
| 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. | 14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children. |
| 15But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. | 15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence. |
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