Psalms 5

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

Unto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance. A psalm of David. Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry.

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

Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God.

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

For to thee will I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice.

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

In the morning I will stand before thee, and will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.

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

Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes.

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

Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity: Thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie. The bloody and the deceitful man the Lord will abhor.

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 as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.

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

Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight.

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 there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain.

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.

Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices: according to the multitude of their wickedness cast them out: for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

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.

But let all them be glad that hope in thee: they shall rejoice for ever, and thou shalt dwell in them. And all they that love thy name shall glory in thee:

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

For thou wilt bless the just. O Lord, thou hast crowned us, as with a shield of thy good will.