Psalms 5

1 For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.

Unto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance. A psalm of David. Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry.

2 Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.

Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God.

3 In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

For to thee will I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice.

4 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.

In the morning I will stand before thee, and will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.

5 The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.

Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes.

6 You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity: Thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie. The bloody and the deceitful man the Lord will abhor.

7 But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.

But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.

8 Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.

Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight.

9 For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain.

10 Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.

Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices: according to the multitude of their wickedness cast them out: for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

11 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

But let all them be glad that hope in thee: they shall rejoice for ever, and thou shalt dwell in them. And all they that love thy name shall glory in thee:

12 For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.

For thou wilt bless the just. O Lord, thou hast crowned us, as with a shield of thy good will.