Psalms 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 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 devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.

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

1 ¶ To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up.

4 For thou [art] not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

7 ¶ But as for me, I will come [into] thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: [and] in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

9 For [there is] no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part [is] very wickedness; their throat [is] an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as [with] a shield.

1 A psalm of David, to be sung for an inheritance.

2 Hear my words, O LORD; mark my speech.

3 Hear my cry, O king, and my God: for I will pray before thee.

4 O Lord, early wilt thou hear my voice; early will I send unto thee, and take heed.

5 For thou art not a god to whom wickedness pleaseth: he that is wicked abideth not before thee.

6 The glorifiers stand not before thine eyes: thou art hostile to all evildoers.

7 Thou destroyest liars: the LORD hath abhorred of the bloodthirsty and false.

8 And I will enter into thy house upon thy great goodness, and will worship against thy holy temple in thy fear.

9 O LORD, guide me in thy righteousness for mine enemies' sake; direct thy way before me.

10 For in their mouth there is no certainty; their inwardness is heartache; their mouth is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they make a pretence.

11 Blame them, O God, that they should fall from their nobleness. Cast them out for their great transgression; for they are rebellious against Thee.

12 Let all them that trust in thee rejoice: let them glory for ever: for thou shieldest them: let them that love thy name be glad in thee.

13 For thou, O LORD, blessest the righteous: thou crownest them with grace as with a shield.