Psalms 5

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

To the Chief Musician. For the Flutes. A Melody of David. To my words, give ear, O Yahweh, Understand thou my softly murmured prayer:

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

Attend to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for, unto 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 Yahweh! in the morning, shalt thou hear my voice, In the morning, will I set in order unto thee, and keep watch;

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

For, not a GOD finding pleasure in lawlessness, art thou, and wrong can be no guest of thine:

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

Boasters, shall not station themselves, before thine eyes, —Thou hatest all workers of iniquity:

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

Thou wilt destroy them who speak falsehood, —The man of bloodshed and of deceit, Yahweh abhorreth.

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

But, I, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, will enter thy house, I will bow down towards thy holy temple, in reverence of thee:

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

O Yahweh! lead me in thy righteousness, because of mine adversaries, Make even, before me, thy way:

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 in his mouth is nothing worthy of trust, Their inward purpose, is engulphing ruin, —An opened sepulchre, is their throat, With their tongue, speak they smooth things.

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.

Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall by their own counsels, —Into the throng of their own transgressions, thrust them down, 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.

That all may rejoice who seek refuge in thee, to times age-abiding, may shout in triumph, that thou wilt protect them, and they may leap for joy in thee who are lovers of thy Name.

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

For, thou, wilt bless the righteous man, O Yahweh, As with an all-covering shield—with good pleasure, wilt thou encompass him.