Psalms 5
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Psalm 5
For the choir director; for flutes; a psalm by David.
1Open your ears to my words, O Lord.
Consider my innermost thoughts.
2Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God,
because I pray only to you.
3In the morning, O Lord, hear my voice.
In the morning I lay my needs in front of you,
and I wait.
4You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness.
Evil will never be your guest.
5Those who brag cannot stand in your sight.
You hate all troublemakers.
6You destroy those who tell lies.
The Lord is disgusted with bloodthirsty and deceitful people.
7But I will enter your house because of your great mercy.
Out of reverence for you, I will bow toward your holy temple.
8O Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of those who spy on me.
Make your way in front of me smooth.
9Nothing in their mouths is truthful.
Destruction comes from their hearts.
Their throats are open graves.
They flatter with their tongues.
10Condemn them, O God.
Let their own schemes be their downfall.
Throw them out for their many crimes
because they have rebelled against you.
11But let all who take refuge in you rejoice.
Let them sing with joy forever.
Protect them, and let those who love your name triumph in you.
12You bless righteous people, O Lord.
Like a large shield, you surround them with your favor.
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Psalms 5
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Psalm 5
The Refuge of the Righteous
For the choir director: with the flutes. A psalm of David.
1Listen to my words, Lord;
consider my sighing.#Ps 38:9
2Pay attention to the sound of my cry,#Ps 28:2
my King and my God,#Ps 84:3
for I pray to you.
3In the morning,#Ps 88:13 Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I plead my case to you#Jb 13:18; 23:4; Ps 50:21 and watch expectantly.
4For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with you.#Ps 92:15
5The boastful cannot stand in your sight;#Ps 1:5; 73:3; 75:4
you hate all evildoers.#Jb 8:20; Ps 11:5; 45:7
6You destroy those who tell lies;#Rv 21:8
the Lord abhors violent and treacherous people.#Ps 55:23
7But I enter your house
by the abundance of your faithful love;#Ps 69:13; 86:5,15; 106:45; Is 63:7
I bow down toward your holy temple
in reverential awe of you.#Ps 138:2
8 Lord, lead me in your righteousness#Ps 27:11
because of my adversaries;
make your way straight before me.#Pr 4:11
9For there is nothing reliable in what they say;#Ps 52:2
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.#Ps 12:3; Pr 26:28; Rm 3:13
10Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.#Ps 9:16; 35:8; 141:10
Drive them out#Mt 13:41–42 because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against you.#Pr 17:11
11But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;#Ps 2:12; 64:10
let them shout for joy forever.
May you shelter them,#Ps 31:20; 61:4
and may those who love your name boast about you.#Ps 9:2
12For you, Lord, bless the righteous one;
you surround him with favor like a shield.#Gn 15:1; Dt 33:29; Ps 3:3; 18:2; 28:7; 119:114
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