Psalms 5
1 “To the chief musician upon Nechiloth, a psalm of David.” To my words give ear, O Lord, have regard to my mediation.
To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my (meditation)
2 Listen unto the voice of my loud cry, my King, and my God, when unto thee I pray.
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3 O Lord! in the morning do thou hear my voice: in the morning will I set in order [my prayer] before thee, and 1ook up with hope.
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up.
4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: evil cannot abide with thee.
For thou [art] not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5 The arrogant cannot stand up before thy eyes: thou hatest all workers of wickedness.
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6 Thou wilt destroy those that speak lies: the man of blood and deceit the Lord abhorreth.
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
7 But as for me—in the abundance of thy kindness will I enter thy house: I will bow myself down before thy holy temple in the fear of thee.
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.
8 O Lord, lead me in thy righteousness because of those that regard me enviously; make straight before me thy way.
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
9 For there is not in their mouth any sincerity; their inward part is full of deception; an open sepulchre is their throat: they flatter with their tongue.
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.
10 Condemn them, O God: let them fall through their own counsels; for the multitude of their transgressions cast them down; for they have rebelled against thee.
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.
11 Then will rejoice all those that put their trust in thee; for ever will they shout for joy, when thou protectest them: and then will exult in thee those that love thy name.
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.
12 For thou wilt bless the righteous, O Lord; as with a shield wilt thou encompass him with favor.
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as [with] a shield.
