| International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1LORD, hear my just plea! Pay attention to my cry! Listen to my prayer, since it does not come from lying lips. | 1A Davidic prayer. LORD, hear a just cause; pay attention to my cry; listen to my prayer-- from lips free of deceit. |
| 2Justice for me will come from your presence; your eyes see what is right. | 2Let my vindication come from You, for You 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 tested my heart; You have examined me at night. You have tried me and found nothing evil; I have determined that my mouth will not sin. |
| 4As for the ways of mankind, I have, according to the words of your lips, avoided the ways of the violent. | 4Concerning what people do: 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 are on 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, God, because You will answer me; listen closely to me; hear what I say. |
| 7Show forth your gracious love, save those who take refuge in you from those who rebel against your sovereign power. | 7Display the wonders of Your faithful love, Savior of all who seek refuge from those who rebel against Your right hand. |
| 8Protect me as the most precious part of the eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings | 8Protect me as the pupil 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 treat me violently, my deadly enemies who surround me. |
| 10They are imprisoned by their own prosperity, they have boasted proudly with their mouth. | 10They have become hardened; their mouths speak arrogantly. |
| 11Now they have encircled our paths and are determined to cast us down to the ground. | 11They advance against me; now they surround me. They are determined to throw me to the ground. |
| 12Like a lion they desire to rip us to pieces, like a young lion waiting in ambush. | 12They are like a lion eager to tear, like a young lion lurking in ambush. |
| 13Arise, LORD, confront them, bring them to their knees! Deliver me from the wicked by your sword— | 13Rise up, LORD! Confront him; bring him down. With Your sword, save me from the wicked. |
| 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. | 14With Your hand, LORD, save me from men, from men of the world whose portion is in this life: You fill their bellies with what You have in store; their sons are satisfied, and they leave their surplus to their children. |
| 15But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. | 15But I will see Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence. |
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