1Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 1
Give me right words, O Lord; speak, and thy servant shall hear thee; attend unto my cry, and give ear unto my prayer. I come not unto thee out of feigned lips.
2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 3
Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me; thou shalt find nothing evil in me, for I am purposed my mouth shall not transgress concerning the works of men.
4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 4
By the word of thy lips I have kept out of the paths of the destroyer.
5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 6
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear, O God, my speech and incline thine ear unto me.
7Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 7
Show thy marvelous loving-kindness, O thou that savest them which put their trust in thee, by thy right hand from those that rise up.
8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 8
Keep me as the apple of the eye. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings from the wicked that oppress me.
9From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 9
My deadly enemies compass me about;
10They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 10
They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.
11They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 13
Arise, O Lord; disappoint him; cast him down.
14From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 14
Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword, from men by thy strong hand—yea, O Lord, from men of the world; for their portion is in their life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy good things; they are full of children, and they die and leave the rest of their inheritance to their babes.
15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.