Psalms 5
5
For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David.
1Give ear to my words, LORD.
Consider my meditation.
2Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God,
for I pray to you.
3 LORD, in the morning you will hear my voice.
In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
4 For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness.
Evil can’t live with you.
5 The arrogant will not stand in your sight.
You hate all workers of iniquity.
6 You will destroy those who speak lies.
The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7 But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house.
I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.
8Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies.
Make your way straight before my face.
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth.
Their heart is destruction.
Their throat is an open tomb.
They flatter with their tongue.
10Hold them guilty, God.
Let them fall by their own counsels.
Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions,
for they have rebelled against you.
11 But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice.
Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them.
Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.
12 For you will bless the righteous.
LORD, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
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Psalm 5
5
Lead Me in Your Righteousness
To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.
1Give ear to my words, O Lord;
consider my #[Ps. 39:3]groaning.
2Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my #Ps. 84:3 King and my God,
for #Ps. 65:2to you do I pray.
3O Lord, in #Ps. 88:13; 119:147; 130:6 the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you#5:3 Or I direct my prayer to you and #[Hab. 2:1]watch.
4For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil may not dwell with you.
5The #Ps. 73:3; 75:4; [Hab. 1:13] boastful shall not #See Ps. 1:5 stand before your eyes;
you #Ps. 11:5hate all evildoers.
6You destroy those who speak #[Ps. 4:2]; Rev. 21:8; 22:15 lies;
the Lord abhors #Ps. 55:23the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house.
I will #Ps. 132:7 bow down #1 Kgs. 8:29, 30 toward your #Ps. 11:4; 79:1holy temple
in the fear of you.
8 # [Ps. 23:3; 25:4, 5] Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
# [Ezra 8:21] make your way straight before me.
9For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is #Ps. 52:2 destruction;
# Cited Rom. 3:13 their throat is #Jer. 5:16 an open grave;
they #Ps. 12:2; Prov. 2:16; 7:5flatter with their tongue.
10 # [Isa. 24:6] Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them #[2 Sam. 15:31; 17:14, 23]fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
11But let all who #Ps. 2:12 take refuge in you #Ps. 33:21 rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may #[Ps. 9:2; 1 Sam. 2:1]exult in you.
12For you #Ps. 115:13 bless the righteous, O Lord;
you #[Ps. 103:4] cover him with favor as with #[Ps. 35:2]a shield.
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