Psalms 5

1 Yahweh, listen to me while I pray! Pay attention to me when I am groaning [because I am suffering very much].

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

2 You are my King and my God. When I call to you to ask you to help me, listen to me, because you are the one to whom I pray.

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

3 Listen to me when I pray to you [each] morning, and I wait for you to reply.

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

4 You are not a god who is pleased with wicked people; you do not (associate with/invite into your house) [those who do what is] evil.

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

5 You do not allow those who are very proud to come to you to worship you. You hate all those who do evil things.

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

6 You get rid of liars, and you despise those who murder [others] and those who deceive [others].

You will destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man.

7 Yahweh, because you love me so much and so faithfully, I come into your temple. I revere you greatly, and I bow down to worship you at your sacred temple.

But I will enter into your house in the multitude of your mercy: I will worship in your fear towards your holy temple.

8 Yahweh, because you act righteously toward me, show me what is right for me to do. Because I have many enemies, show me clearly what you want me to do.

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

9 My enemies never say what is true; they just want to destroy [others]. The things that they say [MTY] are [as foul as] an open grave [where a corpse is decaying]. They use their tongues to tell lies.

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 O God, declare that they are guilty [MTY] [and punish them]. Cause them to experience the same disasters/troubles that they plan to cause to happen to others. Get rid of them because they have committed many sins, and they have rebelled against you.

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 But cause that all those who go to you to be protected will rejoice; cause them to sing joyfully to you forever. Protect those who love you [MTY]; they are truly happy because (of what you [do for them/they belong to] you).

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 Yahweh, you always bless those who act righteously; you protect them like a [soldier is protected by his] shield [SIM].

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