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A Prayer of David. |
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Hear the right, O YAHUVEH, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer,
that goeth not out of feigned lips. |
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Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon
equity. |
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Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast
tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not
transgress. |
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As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the
ways of the violent. |
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My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped. |
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I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O YAHUVEH: Incline
thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. |
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Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand
them that take refuge in thee From those that rise up against them. |
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Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings, |
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From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me
about. |
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They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly. |
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They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast
us down to the earth. |
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He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young
lion lurking in secret places. |
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Arise, O YAHUVEH, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the
wicked by thy sword; |
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From men by thy hand, O YAHUVEH, From men of the world, whose portion is
in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They
are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their
babes. |
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As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be
satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form. |