Psalms 5

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

TO THE OVERSEER. [BLOWN] INTO THE PIPES. A PSALM OF DAVID. Hear my sayings, O YHWH, Consider my (meditation)

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.

Be attentive to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For I pray to You habitually.

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

YHWH, [in] the morning You hear my voice, [In] the morning I set in array for You, And I look out [expectantly].

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 desiring wickedness, Evil does not inhabit 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.

The boastful do not station themselves before Your eyes: You have hated all working iniquity.

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

You destroy those speaking lies, YHWH detests a man of blood and deceit.

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.

And I, in the abundance of Your kindness, I enter Your house, I bow myself toward Your holy temple in Your fear.

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.

O YHWH, lead me in Your righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make Your way straight before me,

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 stability in their mouth. Their heart [is] mischiefs, Their throat [is] an open grave, They make their tongue smooth.

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.

Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall from their own counsels, In the abundance of their transgressions Drive them away, Because they have been rebellious against You.

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).

And all trusting in You rejoice, They sing for all time, and You cover them over, And those loving Your Name exult 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 bless the righteous, O YHWH, Surrounding him with favor as a buckler!