Psalms 5

1 For the Leader; upon the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O 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 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for unto Thee do I pray.

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

3 O LORD, in the morning shalt Thou hear my voice; in the morning will I order my prayer unto Thee, and will look forward.

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 Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with Thee.

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

5 The boasters shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

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

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

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 Thy lovingkindness will I come into Thy house; I will bow down toward Thy holy temple in the fear of Thee.

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 O LORD, lead me in Thy righteousness because of them that lie in wait for me; make Thy 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 sincerity in their mouth; their inward part is a yawning gulf, their throat is an open sepulchre; they make smooth 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, O God, let them fall by their own counsels; cast them down in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against Thee.

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 So shall all those that take refuge in Thee rejoice, they shall ever shout for joy, and Thou shalt shelter them; let them also that love Thy name exult in Thee.

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 Thou dost bless the righteous; O LORD, Thou dost encompass him with favour 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.