Psalms 5

1 For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David. Give ear to my words, LORD. Consider my (meditation)

“For the leader of the music; to be accompanied with wind instruments. A psalm of David.” Give ear to my words, O LORD; Have regard to my cry!

2 Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for I pray to you.

Listen to the voice of my supplication, my King and my God! For to thee do I address my prayer.

3 LORD, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

In the morning shalt thou hear my voice, O LORD! In the morning will I address my prayer to thee, and look for help.

4 For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil cannot live with you.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; The unrighteous man dwelleth not with thee.

5 The arrogant will not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity.

The haughty shall not stand in thy sight; Thou hatest all that do iniquity.

6 You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; The man of blood and deceit the LORD abhorreth.

7 But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house. I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.

But I, through thy great goodness, will come to thy house; In thy fear will I worship at thy holy temple.

8 Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.

Lead me, O LORD! in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; Make thy path straight before my face!

9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.

For in their mouth there is no truth; Their heart is malignity; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

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

Requite them, O God! Let them be confounded in their devices; Cast them out for the multitude of their transgressions; For against thee have they rebelled!

11 But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.

But let all, that put their trust in thee, rejoice; Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them; Let them, that love thy name, be joyful in thee!

12 For you will bless the righteous. LORD, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.

For thou, O LORD! dost bless the righteous; With favor dost thou encompass him, as with a shield.