Psalm 5

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

5To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

¹Give ear to my words, O Lord;

consider my ^ugroaning.

²Give attention to the sound of my cry,

my ^vKing and my God,

for ^wto you do I pray.

³O Lord, in ^xthe morning you hear my voice;

in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you¹ and ^ywatch.

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

evil may not dwell with you.

⁵The ^zboastful shall not ^astand before your eyes;

you ^bhate all evildoers.

⁶You destroy those who speak ^clies;

the Lord abhors ^dthe bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

⁷But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,

will enter your house.

I will ^ebow down ^ftoward your ^gholy temple

in the fear of you.

^8hLead me, O Lord, in your righteousness

because of my enemies;

ⁱmake your way straight before me.

⁹For there is no truth in their mouth;

their inmost self is ^jdestruction;

^ktheir throat is ^lan open grave;

they ^mflatter with their tongue.

¹⁰ⁿMake them bear their guilt, O God;

let them ^ofall by their own counsels;

because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,

for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹But let all who ^ptake refuge in you ^qrejoice;

let them ever sing for joy,

and spread your protection over them,

that those who love your name may ^rexult in you.

¹²For you ^sbless the righteous, O Lord;

you ^tcover him with favor as with ^ua shield.