Psalm 16:1–3

Title A prayer of David.

1 Hear me, Lord, my plea is just;

listen to my cry.

Hear my prayer—

it does not rise from deceitful lips.

2 Let my vindication come from you;

may your eyes see what is right.

3 Though you probe my heart,

though you examine me at night and test me,

you will find that I have planned no evil;

my mouth has not transgressed.

Title A Prayer of David.

1 Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry!

Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!

2 From your presence let my vindication come!

Let your eyes behold the right!

3 You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,

you have tested me, and you will find nothing;

I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

Title A Prayer of David.

1 Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry,

Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence;

Let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

3 Thou 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.

Title A prayer of David.

1 O Lord, hear my plea for justice.

Listen to my cry for help.

Pay attention to my prayer,

for it comes from honest lips.

2 Declare me innocent,

for you see those who do right.

3 You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night.

You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong.

I am determined not to sin in what I say.

Title A Prayer of David.

1 Hear a just cause, O Lord,

Attend to my cry;

Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.

2 Let my vindication come from Your presence;

Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.

3 You have tested my heart;

You have visited me in the night;

You have tried me and have found nothing;

I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Title A prayer of David.

1 Lord, hear me begging for fairness;

listen to my cry for help.

Pay attention to my prayer,

because I speak the truth.

2 You will judge that I am right;

your eyes can see what is true.

3 You have examined my heart;

you have tested me all night.

You questioned me without finding anything wrong;

I have not sinned with my mouth.

Title A Prayer of David.

1 Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry;

Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence;

Let thine eyes look upon equity.

3 Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night;

Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing;

I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Title A Prayer of David.

1 Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity. 3 Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.

Title A prayer by David. 

1 Hear my plea for justice, O Lord. 

Pay attention to my cry. 

Open your ears to my prayer, 

⸤which comes⸥ from lips free from deceit. 

2 Let the verdict of my innocence come directly from you. 

Let your eyes observe what is fair. 

3 You have probed my heart. 

You have confronted me at night. 

You have tested me like silver, 

but you found nothing wrong. 

I have determined that my mouth will not sin. 

Title A Davidic prayer.

1 Lord, hear a just cause;

pay attention to my cry;

listen to my prayer—

from lips free of deceit.

2 Let my vindication come from You,

for You see what is right.

3 You have tested my heart;

You have examined me at night.

You have tried me and found nothing evil;

I have determined that my mouth will not sin.

Title A Prayer of David.

1 Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry;

give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit.

2 From you let my vindication come;

let your eyes see the right.

3 If you try my heart, if you visit me by night,

if you test me, you will find no wickedness in me;

my mouth does not transgress.

Title A prayer of David.

1 O Yahweh, hear a just cause.

Hear my cry; heed my prayer

I make without deceitful lips.

2 Let my vindication come forth from you;

let your eyes see fairness.

3 You have tried my heart;

you have examined me by night;

you have tested me; you found nothing.

I have decided that my mouth will not transgress.

Title A prayer of David.

1 Lord, hear me when I ask you to treat me fairly.

Listen to my cry for help.

Hear my prayer.

It doesn’t come from lips that tell lies.

2 When you hand down your sentence, may it be in my favor.

May your eyes see what is right.

3 Look deep down into my heart.

Study me carefully at night.

Put me to the test.

You won’t find anything wrong.

I have made up my mind

that my mouth won’t say sinful things.

Title A Prayer of David.

1 Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry;

Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

2 Let my judgment come forth from Your presence;

Let Your eyes look with equity.

3 You have tried my heart;

You have visited me by night;

You have tested me and You find nothing;

I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.