Psalms 5

1 Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my (meditation)

To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my (meditation)

2 Hearken to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God, for to thee do I pray.

Hearken unto the voice of my crying, my king and my God; for to thee will I pray.

3 O Jehovah, in the morning thou shall hear my voice. In the morning I will direct to thee, and will keep watch.

Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.

4 For thou are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee.

5 The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight. Thou hate all workers of iniquity.

Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6 Thou will destroy those who speak lies. Jehovah abhors the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.

7 But as for me, in the abundance of thy loving kindness I will come into thy house. In thy fear I will worship toward thy holy temple.

But as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear.

8 Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of my enemies. Make thy way straight before my face.

Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.

9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their inward part is very wickedness. Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongue they deceive.

For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

10 Hold them guilty, O God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions. For they have rebelled against thee.

Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee.

11 But let all those who take refuge in thee rejoice. Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defend them. Let those also who love thy name be joyful in thee.

And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.

12 For thou will bless the righteous man, O Jehovah. Thou will encompass him with favor as with a shield. (Selah)

For thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous [man]; with favour wilt thou surround him as [with] a shield.