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!

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

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

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee 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.

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] unto 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 hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

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

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

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

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor 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 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, 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 thy way straight before my 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 faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part [is] very wickedness; their throat [is] an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

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!

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

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