Psalms 5
1 To the Overseer, 'Concerning the Inheritances.' — A Psalm of David. My sayings hear, O Jehovah, Consider my (meditation)
Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my (meditation)
2 Be attentive to the voice of my cry, My king and my God, For unto Thee I pray habitually.
Listen to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for to you will I pray.
3 Jehovah, [at] morning Thou hearest my voice, [At] morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.
My voice shall you hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer to you, and will look up.
4 For not a God desiring wickedness [art] Thou, Evil inhabiteth Thee not.
For you are not a God that has pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with you.
5 The boastful station not themselves before Thine eyes: Thou hast hated all working iniquity.
The foolish shall not stand in your sight: you hate all workers of iniquity.
6 Thou destroyest those speaking lies, A man of blood and deceit Jehovah doth abominate.
You shall destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
7 And I, in the abundance of Thy kindness, I enter Thy house, I bow myself toward Thy holy temple in Thy fear.
But as for me, I will come into your house in the multitude of your mercy: and in your fear will I worship toward your holy temple.
8 O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way,
Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before my face.
9 For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart [is] mischiefs, An open grave [is] their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.
10 Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall from their own counsels, In the abundance of their transgressions Drive them away, Because they have rebelled against Thee.
Destroy you them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against you.
11 And rejoice do all trusting in Thee, To the age they sing, and Thou coverest them over, And those loving Thy name exult in Thee.
But let all those that put their trust in you rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because you defend them: let them also that love your name be joyful in you.
12 For Thou blessest the righteous, O Jehovah, As a buckler with favour dost compass him!
For you, LORD, will bless the righteous; with favor will you compass him as with a shield.
