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 Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David.] Listen to my words, Jehovah. 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.

Give attention to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to you do I pray.

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

Jehovah, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and watch.

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 who desires wickedness. Evil can't live 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.

The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all evildoers.

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

You will destroy those who speak lies. Jehovah despises a person of bloodshed 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.

But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will enter into your house. I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.

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, Jehovah, in your righteousness because of my enemies. 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 nothing reliable in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they flatter.

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.

Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Cast them out because of the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled 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).

But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. And let those who love your name be joyful 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, Jehovah. You surround him with favor like a shield.