Psalms 5

1 Give ear to my words, Adonai. Consider my (meditation)

Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my (meditation)

2 Listen 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 do I pray.

3 Adonai, in the morning you shall sh'ma ·hear obey· my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

O Jehovah, in the morning thou shall hear my voice. In the morning I will direct to thee, and will keep watch.

4 For you are not a God who has pleasure in ethical wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.

For thou are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

5 The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of vain striving of iniquity.

The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight. Thou hate all workers of iniquity.

6 You will destroy those who speak lies. Adonai abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

Thou will destroy those who speak lies. Jehovah abhors the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

7 But as for me, in the abundance of your chesed ·loving-kindness· I will come into your house. I will hawa ·bow low, prostrate· toward your holy temple in reverence of you.

But as for me, in the abundance of thy loving kindness I will come into thy house. In thy fear I will worship toward thy holy temple.

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

Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of my enemies. Make thy way straight before my face.

9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their inward part is very wickedness. Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongue they deceive.

10 Hold them condemned guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their rebellious breaches of relationships, for they have rebelled against you.

Hold them guilty, O God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Thrust 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. Let them also who 'ahav ·affectionately love· your name be joyful in you.

But let all those who take refuge in thee rejoice. Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defend them. Let those also who love thy name be joyful in thee.

12 For you will bless the upright. Adonai, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.

For thou will bless the righteous man, O Jehovah. Thou will encompass him with favor as with a shield. (Selah)