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.

1Unto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance. A psalm for David.

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.

2Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry.

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.

3Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God.

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.

4For to thee will I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice.

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.

5In the morning I will stand before thee, and I will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.

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.

6Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes.

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.

7Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity: thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie. The bloody and the deceitful man the Lord will abhor.

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.

8But 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.

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.

9Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight.

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.

10For there is no truth in their mouth: their heart is vain.

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.

11Their 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 wickednesses cast them out: for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

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.

12But 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.

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13For thou wilt bless the just. O Lord, thou hast crowned us, as with a shield of thy good will.