Psalms 5

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

Give ear to my words, O LORD, 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 cry, my King, and my God: for unto you 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.

My voice shall you hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto you, and will look up.

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

For you are not a God that has pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with you.

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

The foolish shall not stand in your sight: you hate all workers of iniquity.

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

You shall destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will detest the bloody and deceitful man.

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, I will come into your house in the multitude of your mercy: and in your fear will I worship toward your holy temple.

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

Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of mine enemies; make your way straight before my face.

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 faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open tomb; 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.

Destroy you them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against you.

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.

But let all those that put their trust in you rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because you defend them: let them also that love your name be joyful in you.

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

For you, LORD, will bless the righteous; with favour will you compass him as with a shield.