Psalms 5

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

For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.

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

Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.

3 O Yahweh! in the morning, shalt thou hear my voice, In the morning, will I set in order unto thee, and keep watch;

In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

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

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.

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

The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.

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

You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

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

But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.

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

Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.

9 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.

For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

10 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: —

Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.

11 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.

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

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

For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.