Psalm 5–6

Psalm V.

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

Give ear to my words, O Lord,

Consider my ^ameditation.

²Hearken unto the voice of my cry, ^aamy King, and my God:

For ^bunto thee will I pray.

³My voice shalt thou hear ^cin the morning, O Lord;

In the morning will I direct ^dmy prayer unto thee, and will ^elook up.

⁴For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness:

Neither shall evil dwell with thee.

⁵The ^ffoolish shall not stand in thy sight:

Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

⁶Thou shalt destroy them that speak ^gleasing:

The Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

⁷But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy:

And in thy fear ^ggwill I worship ^htoward thy holy temple.

⁸ⁱLead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies;

^jMake thy way straight before my face.

⁹For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;

^jjTheir inward part is very wickedness;

^kTheir throat is ^lan open sepulchre;

^mThey flatter with their tongue.

¹⁰Destroy 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.

¹¹But let ⁿall those that put their trust in thee ^orejoice:

Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them:

Let them also that love thy name ^pbe joyful in thee.

¹²For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous;

With favour wilt thou compass him ^qas with a shield.

Psalm VI.

To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.

O ^aLord, rebuke me not in thine anger,

Neither ^bchasten me in thy hot displeasure.

^2cHave mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak:

O Lord, ^dheal me; for my bones ^eare vexed.

³My soul is also sore ^evexed:

But thou, O Lord, ^fhow long?

^4ffReturn, O Lord, deliver my soul:

O save me for thy mercy’s sake.

^5gFor in death there is no remembrance of thee:

In the grave who shall give thee thanks?

^6ggI am weary with ^hmy groaning;

All the night make I my bed to swim;

I water my couch with my tears.

⁷ⁱMine eye is consumed because of grief;

It waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

^8jDepart from me, all ^kye workers of iniquity;

For ^lthe Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

⁹The Lord hath heard my ^msupplication;

The Lord will receive my ^mprayer.

¹⁰Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore ^evexed:

Let them ⁿreturn and be ashamed suddenly.