Psalms 5

1 Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.

1 Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings.

2 Hearken unto the voice of my crying, my king and myGod; for to thee will I pray.

2Let the voice of my cry come to you, my King and my God; for to you will I make my prayer.

3 Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.

3My voice will come to you in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I send my prayer to you, and keep watch.

4 For thou art not aGod that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee.

4For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wrongdoing; there is no evil with you.

5 Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

5The sons of pride have no place before you; you are a hater of all workers of evil.

6 Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.

6You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.

7 But as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear.

7But as for me, I will come into your house, in the full measure of your mercy; and in your fear I will give worship, turning my eyes to your holy Temple.

8 Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.

8Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me; make your way straight before my face.

9 For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

9For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

10 Bring guilt upon them, OGod; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee.

10Send them to destruction, O Lord; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall; let them be forced out by all their sins; because they have gone against your authority.

11 And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.

11But let all those who put their faith in you be glad with cries of joy at all times, and let all the lovers of your name be glad in you.

12 For thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous [man]; with favour wilt thou surround him as [with] a shield.

12For you, Lord, will send a blessing on the upright man; your grace will be round him, and you will be his strength.