Psalms 5

1 For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David. Give ear to my words, LORD. Consider my (meditation)

Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my (meditation)

2 Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for I pray to you.

Hearken to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God, for to thee do I pray.

3 LORD, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

O Jehovah, in the morning thou shall hear my voice. In the morning I will direct to thee, and will keep watch.

4 For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.

For thou are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

5 The arrogant will not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity.

The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight. Thou hate all workers of iniquity.

6 You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

Thou will destroy those who speak lies. Jehovah abhors the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

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

But as for me, in the abundance of thy loving kindness I will come into thy house. In thy fear I will worship toward thy holy temple.

8 Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.

Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of my enemies. Make thy way straight before my face.

9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their inward part is very wickedness. Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongue they deceive.

10 Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.

Hold them guilty, O God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions. For they have rebelled against thee.

11 But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.

But let all those who take refuge in thee rejoice. Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defend them. Let those also who love thy name be joyful in thee.

12 For you will bless the righteous. LORD, you will surround him with favour as with a shield.

For thou will bless the righteous man, O Jehovah. Thou will encompass him with favor as with a shield. (Selah)