Hear a just cause, O Lord,
be attentive to my cry.
Give ear to my prayer,
it comes from lips that
are without fraud.
May my judgment issue forth
from your presence,
may your eyes see
my integrity.
You have tried my heart,
You have visited by night
and tested me,
and in me was found
no iniquity.
That my mouth might not speak
of the deeds of humans,
due to words
from your lips,
I kept to
difficult ways,.
Restore my steps
to your paths,
that my feet
may not falter.
I have invoked You
that ou might hear me,
O God,
incline your ear
to me,
and hear
my words.
Make your mercy
marvelous,
You who save
those who hope in You
from those who resist
your right hand.
Guard me as the
pupil of your eye,
protect me
in the shade
of your wings
from the wicked who
have afflicted me.
The enemies of my soul
have surrounded me,
closing ranks with their bulk
and their bragging mouths,
they have taunted me,
advancing against me
they surround me,
their eyes set on
throwing me to the ground.
They are like a lion
ready to attack,
like the lion cub
who waits in hiding.
Rise up, O Lord,
meet and overthrow them,
save my soul
from the wicked
by your sword,
by your hand
from these men
of the world,
whose only happiness
is in this world,
whose stomach You have filled
with your treasure,
so that their sons are
satiated and they
have sent the rest
to their infants.
But I shall appear
in justice
before your sight,
I shall be filled
with the appearance
of your glory.
Translation © 2017 by Donald C. Traxler
