Psalms 5

1 TO THE OVERSEER. [BLOWN] INTO THE PIPES. A PSALM OF DAVID. Hear my sayings, O YHWH, Consider my (meditation)

For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.

2 Be attentive to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For I pray to You habitually.

Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.

3 YHWH, [in] the morning You hear my voice, [In] the morning I set in array for You, And I look out [expectantly].

In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

4 For You [are] not a God desiring wickedness, Evil does not inhabit You.

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.

5 The boastful do not station themselves before Your eyes: You have hated all working iniquity.

The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.

6 You destroy those speaking lies, YHWH detests a man of blood and deceit.

You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

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

But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.

8 O YHWH, lead me in Your righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make Your way straight before me,

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

9 For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart [is] mischiefs, Their throat [is] an open grave, They make their tongue smooth.

For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

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

Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.

11 And all trusting in You rejoice, They sing for all time, and You cover them over, And those loving Your Name exult in You.

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

12 For You bless the righteous, O YHWH, Surrounding him with favor as a buckler!

For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.