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: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by the flute. Hear my words, Lord: give heed to my whisper.
2 Be attentive to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For I pray to You habitually.
Attend to my loud cry for help, 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].
When I pray to you, Lord, in the morning, hear my voice. I make ready for you in the morning, and look for a sign.
4 For You [are] not a God desiring wickedness, Evil does not inhabit You.
For you are no God who takes pleasure in wickedness: no one of evil can be your guest.
5 The boastful do not station themselves before Your eyes: You have hated all working iniquity.
No braggarts can stand in your presence, you hate all workers of wrong.
6 You destroy those speaking lies, YHWH detests a man of blood and deceit.
You destroy all speakers of lies, people of blood and deceit you abhor.
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 your kindness abundant, may enter your house, and towards the shrine of your temple may reverently bow.
8 O YHWH, lead me in Your righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make Your way straight before me,
Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way level 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 their mouth is a stranger to truth, their heart is a pit of destruction. Their throat is a wide open grave, their tongue the smooth tongue of the hypocrite.
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, God; let their schemes bring them down to the ground. For their numberless crimes thrust them down for playing the rebel 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 ring out their gladness forever. Protect those who love your name, so they may exult in you.
12 For You bless the righteous, O YHWH, Surrounding him with favor as a buckler!
For you give your blessing, Lord, to the godly, and the shield of your favour protects them.
