Psalms 5

¹ Lead Me in Your Righteousness To the choirmaster : for the flutes . A Psalm of David . Give ear to my words , O Lord ; consider my groaning .

² Give attention to the sound of my cry , my King and my God , for to you do I pray .

³ O Lord , in the morning you hear my voice ; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch .

⁴ For you are not a God who delights in wickedness ; evil may not dwell with you.

⁵ The boastful shall not stand before your eyes ; you hate all evildoers .

⁶ You destroy those who speak lies ; the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man .

⁷ But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love , will enter your house . I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.

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

⁹ For there is no truth in their mouth ; their inmost self is destruction ; their throat is an open grave ; they flatter with their tongue .

¹⁰ Make them bear their guilt , O God ; let them fall by their own counsels ; because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹ But let all who take refuge in you rejoice ; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you.

¹² For you bless the righteous , O Lord ; you cover him with favor as with a shield .

¹ Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament.

² Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

³ In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.

⁴ For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome.

⁵ The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong;

⁶ you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, Lord, detest.

⁷ But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.

⁸ Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies— make your way straight before me.

⁹ Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.

¹⁰ Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹ But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

¹² Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

¹ 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. Psalm 4 Books Psalm 6