“Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.”
This prayer for protection opens with the plea hear a just cause, O Lord and attend to my cry, invoking divine attention to the speaker's protest of innocence. The mention of just cause suggests the speaker believes his case can withstand legal scrutiny and moral examination. The appeal for attention establishes that the speaker wants God to act as judge hearing the case before the divine court. This opening frames the psalm as legal proceeding where the speaker petitions God as judge and jury.
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