1 Hear my plea for justice, O Lord.
2 Let the verdict of my innocence come directly from you.
3 You have probed my heart.
4 I have avoided cruelty because of your word.
5 my steps have remained firmly in your paths.
6 I have called on you because you answer me, O God.
7 Reveal your miraculous deeds of mercy,
8 Guard me as if I were the pupil in your eye.
9 Hide me from wicked people who violently attack me,
10 They have shut out all feeling.
11 They have tracked me down.
12 Each one of them is like a lion eager to tear ⌞its prey⌟ apart
13 Arise, O Lord; confront them!
14 With your power rescue me from mortals, O Lord,
15 I will see your face when I am declared innocent.