| King James Bible | New International Version |
| 1A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. | 1A prayer of David. Hear me, LORD, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer-- it does not rise from deceitful lips. |
| 2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. | 2Let my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right. |
| 3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. | 3Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed. |
| 4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. | 4Though people tried to bribe me, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent through what your lips have commanded. |
| 5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. | 5My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not stumbled. |
| 6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. | 6I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. |
| 7Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. | 7Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes. |
| 8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, | 8Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings |
| 9From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. | 9from the wicked who are out to destroy me, from my mortal enemies who surround me. |
| 10They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. | 10They close up their callous hearts, and their mouths speak with arrogance. |
| 11They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; | 11They have tracked me down, they now surround me, with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground. |
| 12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. | 12They are like a lion hungry for prey, like a fierce lion crouching in cover. |
| 13Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: | 13Rise up, LORD, confront them, bring them down; with your sword rescue me from the wicked. |
| 14From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. | 14By your hand save me from such people, LORD, from those of this world whose reward is in this life. May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies; may their children gorge themselves on it, and may there be leftovers for their little ones. |
| 15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. | 15As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness. |
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