Psalms 5

1 To him that excelleth upon Nehiloth. A Psalme of Dauid. Heare my wordes, O Lord: vnderstande my (meditation)

For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning her that inherits. Listen to my words, O Lord, attend to my cry.

2 Hearken vnto the voyce of my crie, my King and my God: for vnto thee doe I pray.

Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to you, O Lord, will I pray.

3 Heare my voyce in the morning, O Lord: for in the morning will I direct me vnto thee, and I will waite.

In the morning you shall hear my voice: in the morning will I wait upon you, and will look up.

4 For thou art not a God that loueth wickednes: neither shall euill dwell with thee.

For you are not a god that desires iniquity; neither shall the worker of wickedness dwell with you.

5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: for thou hatest all them that worke iniquitie.

Neither shall the transgressors continue in your sight: you hate, O Lord, all them that work iniquity.

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speake lyes: the Lord will abhorre the bloodie man and deceitfull.

You will destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man.

7 But I wil come into thine house in the multitude of thy mercie: and in thy feare will I worship toward thine holy Temple.

But I will enter into your house in the multitude of your mercy: I will worship in your fear toward your holy temple.

8 Leade me, O Lord, in thy righteousnes, because of mine enemies: make thy way plaine before my face.

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

9 For no constancie is in their mouth: within, they are very corruption: their throte is an open sepulchre, and they flatter with their tongue.

For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain; their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit.

10 Destroy them, O God: let them fall from their counsels: cast them out for the multitude of their iniquities, because they haue rebelled against thee.

Judge them, O God; let them fail of their counsels: cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked you, O Lord.

11 And let all them that trust in thee, reioyce and triumph for euer, and couer thou them: and let them, that loue thy Name, reioyce in thee.

But let all that trust on you be glad in you: they shall exult for ever, and you shall dwell among them; and all that love your name shall rejoice in you.

12 For thou Lord wilt blesse the righteous, and with fauour wilt compasse him, as with a shielde.

For you, Lord, shall bless the righteous: you have compassed us as with a shield of favor.