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

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

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

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

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

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 has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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: —

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.

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 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.

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

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