Psalms 5

1 Unto the end. For her who pursues the inheritance. A Psalm of David. O Lord, listen closely to my words. Understand my outcry.

TO THE OVERSEER. [BLOWN] INTO THE PIPES. A PSALM OF DAVID. Hear my sayings, O YHWH, Consider my (meditation)

2 Attend to the voice of my prayer, my King and my God.

Be attentive to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For I pray to You habitually.

3 For to you, I will pray. In the morning, Lord, you will hear my voice.

YHWH, [in] the morning You hear my voice, [In] the morning I set in array for You, And I look out [expectantly].

4 In the morning, I will stand before you, and I will see. For you are not a God who wills iniquity.

For You [are] not a God desiring wickedness, Evil does not inhabit You.

5 And the malicious will not dwell close to you, nor will the unjust endure before your eyes.

The boastful do not station themselves before Your eyes: You have hated all working iniquity.

6 You hate all who work iniquity. You will destroy all who speak a lie. The bloody and deceitful man, the Lord will abominate.

You destroy those speaking lies, YHWH detests a man of blood and deceit.

7 But I am in the multitude of your mercy. I will enter your house. I will show adoration toward your holy temple, in your fear.

And I, in the abundance of Your kindness, I enter Your house, I bow myself toward Your holy temple in Your fear.

8 Lord, lead me in your justice. Because of my enemies, direct my way in your sight.

O YHWH, lead me in Your righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make Your way straight before me,

9 For there is no truth in their mouth: their heart is vain.

For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart [is] mischiefs, Their throat [is] an open grave, They make their tongue smooth.

10 Their throat is an open sepulcher. They have acted deceitfully with their tongues. Judge them, O God. Let them fall by their own intentions: according to the multitude of their impiety, expel them. For they have provoked you, O Lord.

Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall from their own counsels, In the abundance of their transgressions Drive them away, Because they have been rebellious against You.

11 But let all those who hope in you rejoice. They will exult in eternity, and you will dwell in them. And all those who love your name will glory in you.

And all trusting in You rejoice, They sing for all time, and You cover them over, And those loving Your Name exult in You.

12 For you will bless the just. You have crowned us, O Lord, as if with a shield of your good will.

For You bless the righteous, O YHWH, Surrounding him with favor as a buckler!