Psalms 5
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PSALM 5
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician, upon Nehiloth,
A Psalm of David.
1Give ear unto my words, O Lord,
my meditation weigh.
2Hear my loud cry, my King, my God;
for I to thee will pray.
3Lord, thou shalt early hear my voice:
I early will direct
My pray'r to thee; and, looking up,
an answer will expect.
4For thou art not a God that doth
in wickedness delight;
Neither shall evil dwell with thee,
5Nor fools stand in thy sight.
All that ill-doers are thou hat'st;
6Cutt'st off that liars be:
The bloody and deceitful man
abhorred is by thee.
7But I into thy house will come
in thine abundant grace;
And I will worship in thy fear
toward thy holy place.
8Because of those mine enemies,
Lord, in thy righteousness
Do thou me lead; do thou thy way
make straight before my face.
9For in their mouth there is no truth,
their inward part is ill;
Their throat's an open sepulchre,
their tongue doth flatter still.
10O God, destroy them; let them be
by their own counsel quell'd:
Them for their many sins cast out,
for they 'gainst thee rebell'd.
11But let all joy that trust in thee,
and still make shouting noise;
For them thou sav'st; let all that love
thy name in thee rejoice.
12For, Lord, unto the righteous man
thou wilt thy blessing yield:
With favour thou wilt compass him
about, as with a shield.
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Psalms 5
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Psalm 5
For the music leader. For the flutes. A psalm of David.
1Hear my words, LORD!
Consider my groans!
2Pay attention to the sound of my cries, my king and my God,
because I am praying to you!
3 LORD, in the morning you hear my voice.
In the morning I lay it all out before you.
Then I wait expectantly.
4Because you aren’t a God
who enjoys wickedness;
evil doesn’t live with you.
5Arrogant people won’t last long
in your sight;
you hate all evildoers;
6you destroy liars.
The LORD despises people who are violent and dishonest.
7But me? I will enter your house
because of your abundant, faithful love;
I will bow down at your holy temple,
honoring you.
8 LORD, because of many enemies,
please lead me in your righteousness.
Make your way clear,
right in front of me.
9Because there’s no truth in my enemies’ mouths,
all they have inside them is destruction.
Their throats are open graves;
their tongues slick with talk.
10Condemn them, God!
Let them fail by their own plans.
Throw them out for their many sins
because they’ve rebelled against you.
11But let all who take refuge in you celebrate.
Let them sing out loud forever!
Protect them
so that all who love your name
can rejoice in you.
12Because you, LORD, bless the righteous.
You cover them with favor like a shield.
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