Psalm 5

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.^t

²Pay attention to the sound of my cry,^u

my King and my God,^v

for I pray to you.

³In the morning,^w Lord, you hear my voice;

in the morning I plead my case to you^x and watch expectantly.

⁴For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;

evil cannot dwell with you.^y

⁵The boastful cannot stand in your sight;^z

you hate all evildoers.^aa

⁶You destroy those who tell lies;^ab

the Lord abhors violent and treacherous people.^ac

⁷But I enter your house

by the abundance of your faithful love;^ad

I bow down toward your holy temple

in reverential awe of you.^ae

⁸Lord, lead me in your righteousness^af

because of my adversaries;

make your way straight before me.^ag

⁹For there is nothing reliable in what they say;^ah

destruction is within them;

their throat is an open grave;

they flatter with their tongues.^ai

¹⁰Punish them, God;

let them fall by their own schemes.^aj

Drive them out^ak because of their many crimes,

for they rebel against you.^al

¹¹But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;^am

let them shout for joy forever.

May you shelter them,^an

and may those who love your name boast about you.^ao

¹²For you, Lord, bless the righteous one;

you surround him with favor like a shield.^ap