Psalm 16
1 A Prayer of David.
Hearken, O Lord [1]of my righteousness,
attend to my petition;
give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips.
2 Let my judgment come forth from thy presence;
let mine eyes behold righteousness.
3 Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me by night;
thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness hath not been found in me:
I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss.
4 As for the works of men, by the words of thy lips [2]I have guarded myself from hard ways.
5 Direct my steps in thy paths,
that my steps slip not.
6 I have cried, for thou heardest me, O God:
incline thine ear to me, and hearken to my words.
7 Show the marvels of thy mercies,
thou that savest them that hope in thee.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye
from those that resist thy right hand:
thou shalt screen me by the covering of thy wings,
9 from the face of the ungodly that have afflicted me:
mine enemies have compassed about my soul.
10 They have enclosed themselves with their own fat:
their mouth hath spoken pride.
11 They have now cast me out and compassed me round about:
they have set their eyes so as to bow them down to the ground.
12 They laid wait for me as a lion ready for prey,
and like a lion’s whelp dwelling in secret places.
13 Arise, O Lord, prevent them, and cast them down:
deliver my soul from the ungodly:
draw thy sword, 14 because of the enemies of thy hand:
O Lord, destroy them from the earth;
scatter them in their life,
though their belly hath been filled with thy hidden treasures:
they have been satisfied with [3]children,
and have left the remnant of their possessions to their babes.
15 But I shall appear in righteousness before thy face:
I shall be satisfied when thy glory appeareth.