Psalm 5

 

Psalm 5

Give ear to my words, 

O Lord, consider my meditation.

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, 

my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, 

O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, 

and will look up.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: 

neither shall evil dwell with thee.

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: 

thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: 

the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

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.

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness 

because of mine enemies; 

make thy way straight before my face.

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.

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.

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.

For thou, Lord, 

wilt bless the righteous; 

with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.