A Prayer by David.
Hear, LORD, my righteous plea. Psa 142:6Psa 61:11Jn 3:21Dan 9:18-19Mat 15:8Psa 145:182Ch 7:15Isa 29:13
Give ear to my prayer that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.
Let my sentence come out of your presence. Psa 37:62Th 1:6-9Ezk 18:25Ezk 18:29Jud 1:24Ezk 33:17Psa 37:33Ezk 33:20
Let your eyes look on equity.
You have proved my heart. Job 23:10Act 11:23Psa 26:2Psa 39:1Mal 3:2Jer 50:20Pro 13:3Psa 119:106
You have visited me in the night.
You have tried me, and found nothing.
I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips, 1Co 3:31Pe 5:8Psa 119:9-11Eph 6:17Mat 4:10Mat 4:7Rev 12:11Jas 1:18
I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
My steps have held fast to your paths. Psa 44:18Psa 119:1331Sa 2:9Psa 121:3Psa 121:7Psa 18:36Psa 38:16Jer 10:23
My feet have not slipped.
I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Psa 116:2Psa 86:7Psa 66:19-20Psa 88:2Psa 55:16Dan 9:17-19Isa 37:17Isa 37:20
Turn your ear to me.
Hear my speech.
Show your marvelous loving kindness, Psa 60:5Psa 20:6Psa 31:21Psa 5:11-12Isa 41:101Sa 17:45-572Ch 16:92Ki 19:34
you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.
Keep me as the apple of your eye. Deu 32:10Psa 91:4Psa 91:1Pro 7:2Psa 61:4Zec 2:8Luk 13:34Psa 36:7
Hide me under the shadow of your wings,
from the wicked who oppress me, Psa 35:4Psa 35:71Ch 17:91Sa 24:11Psa 31:20Psa 35:12Psa 7:5
my deadly enemies, who surround me.
They close up their callous hearts. 1Sa 2:3Psa 123:4Psa 31:18Mat 13:15Rev 13:5-62Pe 2:18Act 28:27Exo 15:9
With their mouth they speak proudly.
They have now surrounded us in our steps. Pro 6:13-14Psa 37:14Psa 10:8-101Sa 23:261Sa 24:2-31Sa 26:2-3Psa 88:17
They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, Psa 7:21Pe 5:8Psa 10:92Ti 4:17Psa 22:13
as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Arise, LORD, confront him. Psa 3:7Psa 44:26Psa 7:6Act 4:28Psa 22:20Psa 44:23Psa 7:11-13Isa 10:15
Cast him down.
Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
from men by your hand, LORD, Job 22:18Jhn 17:14Jhn 15:19Jhn 8:23Luk 12:19-21Luk 16:25Luk 16:8Psa 49:17-19
from men of the world, whose portion is in this life.
You fill the belly of your cherished ones.
Your sons have plenty,
and they store up wealth for their children.
As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. 2Co 3:18Mat 5:6Psa 11:7Psa 16:111Jn 3:2-3Psa 4:6-7Php 3:21Isa 26:19
I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.