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 leader of the music; to be accompanied with wind instruments. A psalm of David.” Give ear to my words, O LORD; Have regard 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.

Listen to the voice of my supplication, my King and my God! For to thee do I address my prayer.

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

In the morning shalt thou hear my voice, O LORD! In the morning will I address my prayer to thee, and look for help.

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 thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; The unrighteous man dwelleth not with thee.

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 haughty shall not stand in thy sight; Thou hatest all that do iniquity.

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

Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; The man of blood and deceit the LORD abhorreth.

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, through thy great goodness, will come to thy house; In thy fear will I worship at thy 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 thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; Make thy path straight before my 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 in their mouth there is no truth; Their heart is malignity; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

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.

Requite them, O God! Let them be confounded in their devices; Cast them out for the multitude of their transgressions; For against thee have they rebelled!

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 put their trust in thee, rejoice; Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them; Let them, that love thy name, be joyful in thee!

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

For thou, O LORD! dost bless the righteous; With favor dost thou encompass him, as with a shield.