Psalms 5

1 To the Chief Musician. For the Flutes. A Melody of David. To my words, give ear, O Yahweh, Understand thou my softly murmured prayer:

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

2 Attend to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for, unto thee, do I pray.

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

3 O Yahweh! in the morning, shalt thou hear my voice, In the morning, will I set in order unto thee, and keep watch;

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

4 For, not a GOD finding pleasure in lawlessness, art thou, and wrong can be no guest of thine:

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

5 Boasters, shall not station themselves, before thine eyes, —Thou hatest all workers of iniquity:

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

6 Thou wilt destroy them who speak falsehood, —The man of bloodshed and of deceit, Yahweh abhorreth.

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

7 But, I, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, will enter thy house, I will bow down towards thy holy temple, in reverence of thee:

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

8 O Yahweh! lead me in thy righteousness, because of mine adversaries, Make even, before me, thy way:

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

9 For in his mouth is nothing worthy of trust, Their inward purpose, is engulphing ruin, —An opened sepulchre, is their throat, With their tongue, speak they smooth things.

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 Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall by their own counsels, —Into the throng of their own transgressions, thrust them down, For they have rebelled against thee: —

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 That all may rejoice who seek refuge in thee, to times age-abiding, may shout in triumph, that thou wilt protect them, and they may leap for joy in thee who are lovers of thy Name.

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, wilt bless the righteous man, O Yahweh, As with an all-covering shield—with good pleasure, wilt thou encompass him.

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