Psalms 5

1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my (meditation)

For the Leader; upon the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my (meditation)

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

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for unto Thee do I pray.

3 My voice shall you hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer to you, and will look up.

O LORD, in the morning shalt Thou hear my voice; in the morning will I order my prayer unto Thee, and will look forward.

4 For you are not a God that has pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with you.

For Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with Thee.

5 The foolish shall not stand in your sight: you hate all workers of iniquity.

The boasters shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6 You shall destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

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

7 But as for me, I will come into your house in the multitude of your mercy: and in your fear will I worship toward your holy temple.

But as for me, in the abundance of Thy lovingkindness will I come into Thy house; I will bow down toward Thy holy temple in the fear of Thee.

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

O LORD, lead me in Thy righteousness because of them that lie in wait for me; make Thy way straight before my face.

9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.

For there is no sincerity in their mouth; their inward part is a yawning gulf, their throat is an open sepulchre; they make smooth their tongue.

10 Destroy you them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against you.

Hold them guilty, O God, let them fall by their own counsels; cast them down in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against Thee.

11 But let all those that put their trust in you rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because you defend them: let them also that love your name be joyful in you.

So shall all those that take refuge in Thee rejoice, they shall ever shout for joy, and Thou shalt shelter them; let them also that love Thy name exult in Thee.

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

For Thou dost bless the righteous; O LORD, Thou dost encompass him with favour as with a shield.