O Lord, give ear to my just cause,
attend when I complain:
And hear the prayer that I put forth
with lips that do not feign.
[verse 2] And let the judgement of my cause
proceed always from thee:
And let thine eyes behold and clear
this my simplicitie.
[verse 3] Thou hast well tri'd me in the night,
and yet couldst nothing finde
That I have spoken with my tongue
that was not in my minde.
[verse 4] As for the works of wicked men
and paths perverse and ill,
For love of thy most holy name,
I have refrained still.
[verse 5] Then in thy paths that be most pure
stay me, Lord, and preserve:
That from the way wherein I walk
my steps may never swerve.
[verse 6] For I do call to thee, O Lord,
surely thou wilt me aid:
Then hear my prayer, and weigh right wel••
the words that I have said.
[verse 7] O thou the Saviour of all them
that put their trust in thee,
Declare thy strength on them that spurn
against thy majesty.
[verse 8] O keep me as thou wouldest keep
the apple of thine eye:
And under covert of thy wings
defend me secretly.