Psalms 5

1 “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!

For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning her that inherits. Hearken to my words, O Lord, attend to my cry.

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

Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to thee, O Lord, will I pray.

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

In the morning thou shalt hear my voice: in the morning will I wait upon thee, and will look up.

4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; The unrighteous man dwelleth not with thee.

For thou art not a god that desires iniquity; neither shall the worker of wickedness dwell with thee.

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

Neither shall the transgressors continue in thy sight: thou hatest, O Lord, all them that work iniquity.

6 Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; The man of blood and deceit the LORD abhorreth.

Thou wilt destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man.

7 But I, through thy great goodness, will come to thy house; In thy fear will I worship at thy holy temple.

But I will enter into thine house in the multitude of thy mercy: I will worship in thy fear toward thy holy temple.

8 Lead me, O LORD! in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; Make thy path straight before my face!

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make my way plain before thy face.

9 For in their mouth there is no truth; Their heart is malignity; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain; their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit.

10 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!

Judge them, O God; let them fail of their counsels: cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

11 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!

But let all that trust on thee be glad in thee: they shall exult for ever, and thou shalt dwell among them; and all that love thy name shall rejoice in thee.

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

For thou, Lord, shalt bless the righteous: thou hast compassed us as with a shield of favour.