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. Listen 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 you, 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 you shall hear my voice: in the morning will I wait upon you, and will look up.

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

For you are not a god that desires iniquity; neither shall the worker of wickedness dwell with you.

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

Neither shall the transgressors continue in your sight: you hate, O Lord, all them that work iniquity.

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

You will 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 your house in the multitude of your mercy: I will worship in your fear towards your 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 your righteousness because of mine enemies; make my way plain before your 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 you, 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 you be glad in you: they shall exult for ever, and you shall dwell amongst them; and all that love your name shall rejoice in you.

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

For you, Lord, shall bless the righteous: you have compassed us as with a shield of favour.