Psalms 5

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

“For the leader of the music; to be accompanied with wind instruments. A psalm of David.” Give ear to my words, O LORD; Have regard to my cry!

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

Listen to the voice of my supplication, my King and my God! For to thee do I address my prayer.

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 shalt thou hear my voice, O LORD! In the morning will I address my prayer to thee, and look for help.

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; The unrighteous man dwelleth not with thee.

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

The haughty shall not stand in thy sight; Thou hatest all that do iniquity.

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

Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; 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 I, through thy great goodness, will come to thy house; In thy fear will I worship at thy 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 thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; Make thy path straight before my face!

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 in their mouth there is no truth; Their heart is malignity; Their throat is an open sepulchre; 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.

Requite them, O God! Let them be confounded in their devices; Cast them out for the multitude of their transgressions; For against thee have they rebelled!

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, that put their trust in thee, rejoice; Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them; Let them, that love thy name, be joyful in thee!

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

For thou, O LORD! dost bless the righteous; With favor dost thou encompass him, as with a shield.