Psalms 5

1 [For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David.] Listen to my words, LORD. Consider my (meditation)

To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my (meditation)

2 Give attention to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to you do I pray.

Hearken to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for to thee will I pray.

3 LORD, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and watch.

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer to thee, and will look up.

4 For you are not a God who desires wickedness. Evil can't live with you.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5 The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all evildoers.

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6 You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD despises a person of bloodshed and deceit.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak falsehood: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

7 But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will enter into your house. I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

8 Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before me.

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

9 For there is nothing reliable in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they flatter.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

10 Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Cast them out because of the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.

Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

11 But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. And let those who love your name be joyful in you.

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

12 For you bless the righteous, LORD. You surround him with favor like a shield.

For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou surround him as with a shield.