Psalms 5

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

Unto the end. For her who pursues the inheritance. A Psalm of David. O Lord, listen closely to my words. Understand my outcry.

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

Attend to the voice of my prayer, my King and my God.

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

For to you, I will pray. In the morning, Lord, you will hear my voice.

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

In the morning, I will stand before you, and I will see. For you are not a God who wills iniquity.

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

And the malicious will not dwell close to you, nor will the unjust endure before your eyes.

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

You hate all who work iniquity. You will destroy all who speak a lie. The bloody and deceitful man, the Lord will abominate.

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 am in the multitude of your mercy. I will enter your house. I will show adoration toward your holy temple, in your fear.

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

Lord, lead me in your justice. Because of my enemies, direct my way in your sight.

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 there is no truth in their mouth: their heart is vain.

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.

Their throat is an open sepulcher. They have acted deceitfully with their tongues. Judge them, O God. Let them fall by their own intentions: according to the multitude of their impiety, expel them. For they have provoked you, O Lord.

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 those who hope in you rejoice. They will exult in eternity, and you will dwell in them. And all those who love your name will glory in you.

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

For you will bless the just. You have crowned us, O Lord, as if with a shield of your good will.