New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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1 Hear, Lord, my note plea for justice,
give my cry a hearing,
listen to my prayer,
for it is innocent of all deceit.
2 Let judgement in my cause issue from thy lips,
let thine eyes be fixed on justice.
3 Thou hast tested my heart and watched me all night long;
thou hast assayed me and found in me no mind to evil.
4 I will not speak of the deeds of men;
I have taken good note of all thy sayings.
5 I have not strayed from the course of duty;
I have followed thy path and never stumbled.
6 I call upon thee, O God, for thou wilt answer me.
Bend down thy ear to me, listen to my words.
7 Show me how marvellous thy true love can be,
who with thy hand dost save
all who seek sanctuary from their enemies.
8 Keep me like the apple of thine eye;
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hide me in the shadow of thy wings
9 from the wicked who obstruct me,
from deadly foes who throng round me.
10 They have stifled all compassion;
their mouths are full of pride;
11 they press me hard, note now they hem me in,
on the watch to bring me note to the ground.
12 The enemy is like a lion eager for prey,
like a young lion crouching in ambush.
13 Arise, Lord, meet him face to face and bring him down.
Save my life from the wicked;
14 make an end of them note with thy sword.
With thy hand, O Lord, make an end of them; note
thrust them out of this world in the prime of their life,
gorged as they are with thy good things,
blest with many sons
and leaving their children wealth in plenty.
15 But my plea is just: I shall see thy face,
and be blest with a vision of thee when I awake.
New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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