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[1] HEAR, O Holy LORD, and consider my supplication; give ear unto my prayer that proceedeth not out of deceitful lips.
[2] Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are just.
[3] Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and thou hast not found iniquity in me; nothing hath come out of my mouth which is according to the deceitful works of men.
[4] Through the conversation of my lips thou hast kept me from evil ways.
[5] Thou hast strengthened my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
[6] I have called upon thee, for thou hast heard me. O God, incline thine ear unto me and hear my words.
[7] Make thy Holy One a wonder and a Saviour to those who trust; but let him prevail against those that rise up against thy right hand.
[8] Keep me as the apple of the eye; protect me under the shadow of thy wings,
[9] From the sinners who plunder me, from the enemies of my soul who surround me.
[10] Silence their mouth, for they have spoken vanity.
[11] They have praised me, and now have surrounded me; they have determined to bury me in the ground.
[12] They are like a lion that is eager to prey, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.
[13] Arise, O LORD, humble them; cast them down; deliver my soul from the wicked and from the sword,
[14] From the dead that die by thy hand, O LORD; and from the dead of the grave, divide their possessions among the living; fill their belly with thy treasure, so that their children are satisfied and have a portion remaining for their own children.
[15] As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when thy worship is revived.
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