Psalms 5

1 GIVE ear to my words, O Lord, consider my (meditation)

To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my (meditation)

2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

Hearken unto the voice of my crying, my king and my God; for to thee will I pray.

3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.

4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

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

5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.

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

But as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear.

8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.

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

For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

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

Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee.

11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.

12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

For thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous [man]; with favour wilt thou surround him as [with] a shield.