Out of the Depths (130)

`Hear_, LORD, my / just~ cause.

`Give ear to my prayer that does not go out of de / ceitful lips.

`Let my vindication come out / of your presence.

`Let your eyes_ look on / equity.

`You have / proved my heart.

`You have visited me / in the night.

`You have tried me, / and found nothing.

I `have resolved that my mouth shall_ / not transgress.

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As `for the works of / man~ kind, 

`by the word of your lips, I have kept myself_ from the ways_ of the / violent.

My `steps have held fast / to your paths.

My `feet_ / have not slipped.

`I have called on you, for you will answer / me, O God.

`Turn your ear to me_. / Hear my words.

`Show your marvelous_ loving kindness, you who save by / your right hand 

`those who take_ refuge in you from their / enemies.

`Keep me as the apple / of your eye.

`Hide me under the_ shadow / of your wings,

`from the wicked who op / press~ me,

my `deadly enemies_, who sur / round~ me.

(Ref)

`They close up their / callous hearts.

`With their mouth they speak_ / proud~ ly.

`They have now surrounded us_ / in our steps.

They `set their eyes to cast us down_ / to the ground.

`He is like a lion that is eager / to~ tear,

`like a young_ lion lurking in_ / am~ bush.

A `rise_, LORD, confront him. / Cast him down.

De `liver me_ from the wicked / by your sword,

from `people by your / hand~, LORD,

from `people of the world, whose portion is_ / in this life.

You `fill them with the riches / they desire.

Their `sons are satisfied_, and they leave their wealth_ / to their children. +

`As for me_, I shall see your face in / righteousness.

I `shall be satisfied, when I awake_, / with your presence.