Psalms 5

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

To the Overseer, 'Concerning the Inheritances.' — A Psalm of David. My sayings hear, O Jehovah, Consider my (meditation)

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

Be attentive to the voice of my cry, My king and my God, For unto Thee I pray habitually.

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

Jehovah, [at] morning Thou hearest my voice, [At] morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.

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

For not a God desiring wickedness [art] Thou, Evil inhabiteth Thee not.

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

The boastful station not themselves before Thine eyes: Thou hast hated all working iniquity.

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

Thou destroyest those speaking lies, A man of blood and deceit Jehovah doth abominate.

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.

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

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

O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way,

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 stability in their mouth. Their heart [is] mischiefs, An open grave [is] their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

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.

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

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.

And rejoice do all trusting in Thee, To the age they sing, and Thou coverest them over, And those loving Thy name exult in Thee.

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

For Thou blessest the righteous, O Jehovah, As a buckler with favour dost compass him!