Psalm 5

To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.

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 5:5, note a in…: Heb. before thine eyesPsalm 5:6, note b bloody…: Heb. man of bloods and deceitPsalm 5:7, note c thy holy…: Heb. the temple of thy holinessPsalm 5:8, note d mine…: Heb. those which observe mePsalm 5:9, notes e, f and g e faithfulness: or, stedfastness f their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them g very…: Heb. wickednessesPsalm 5:10, notes h and i h Destroy…: or, Make them guilty i by…: or, from their counselsPsalm 5:11, note j defendest…: Heb. coverest over, or, protectest themPsalm 5:12, note k compass: Heb. crown