Psalms 5
5
A Prayer for Guidance
To the Chief Musician. With flutes. A Psalm of David.
1Give #Ps. 4:1ear to my words, O Lord,
Consider my meditation.
2Give heed to the voice of my cry,
My King and my God,
For to You I will pray.
3My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
#Ps. 55:17; 88:13In the morning I will direct it to You,
And I will look up.
4For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness,
Nor shall evil dwell with You.
5The #(Hab. 1:13)boastful shall not #Ps. 1:5stand in Your sight;
You hate all workers of iniquity.
6You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the #Ps. 55:23bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy;
In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.
8#Ps. 25:4, 5; 27:11; 31:3Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;
Make Your way straight before my face.
9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;
Their inward part is destruction;
#Rom. 3:13Their throat is an open tomb;
They flatter with their tongue.
10Pronounce them guilty, O God!
Let them fall by their own counsels;
Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions,
For they have rebelled against You.
11But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;
Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them;
Let those also who love Your name
Be joyful in You.
12For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
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Psalms 5
5
To the director: With flutes.#Psalm 5 With flutes This might be the name of a tune instead of a type of instrument. A song of David.
1Lord, listen to me
and understand what I am trying to say.
2My God and King,
listen to my prayer.
3Every morning, Lord, I lay my gifts before you
and look to you for help.
And every morning you hear my prayers.
4God, you don’t want evil people near you.
They cannot stay in your presence.#5:4 Or “You are not a God who likes evil people, and they don’t respect you.”
5Fools#5:5 Fools Here, this means people who do not follow God and his wise teachings. cannot come near you.
You hate those who do evil.
6You destroy those who tell lies.
Lord, you hate those who make secret plans to hurt others.
7But by your great mercy, I can enter your house.
I can worship in your holy Temple with fear and respect for you.
8Lord, show me your right way of living,
and make it easy for me to follow.
People are looking for my weaknesses,
so show me how you want me to live.
9My enemies never tell the truth.
They only want to destroy people.
Their words come from mouths that are like open graves.
They use their lying tongues to deceive others.#5:9 They use … others Or “They say nice things to others, but only to trap them.”
10Punish them, God!
Let them be caught in their own traps.
They have turned against you,
so punish them for their many crimes.
11But let those who trust in you be happy forever.
Protect and strengthen those who love your name.
12Lord, when you bless good people,
you surround them with your love, like a large shield that protects them.
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