Psalms 5

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

“To the chief musician upon Nechiloth, a psalm of David.” To my words give ear, O Lord, have regard to my mediation.

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

Listen unto the voice of my loud cry, my King, and my God, when unto thee 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].

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.

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

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: evil cannot abide with thee.

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

The arrogant cannot stand up before thy eyes: thou hatest all workers of wickedness.

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

Thou wilt destroy those that speak lies: the man of blood and deceit the Lord abhorreth.

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

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.

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

O Lord, lead me in thy righteousness because of those that regard me enviously; make straight before me thy way.

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 not in their mouth any sincerity; their inward part is full of deception; an open sepulchre is their throat: they flatter with their tongue.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

For thou wilt bless the righteous, O Lord; as with a shield wilt thou encompass him with favor.