Psalm 5:1–12

¹Hear my words, O Yahweh.

Give heed to my sighing.^b

²Listen to the sound of my pleading,^c my king and my God,

for to you I pray.

³O Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice.

In the morning I will set forth^d my case to you and I will watch.^e

⁴For you are not a God who desires^f wickedness.

Evil cannot dwell with you.

⁵The boastful do not stand before^g your eyes.

You hate all evildoers.

⁶You destroy speakers of lies.^h

A man of bloodshedⁱ and deceit Yahweh abhors.

⁷But as for me,^j through the abundance of your steadfast love^k

I will enter your house.^l

I will bow down^m toward your holy templeⁿ in awe of you.

⁸O Yahweh, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies;

make straight before me your way.

⁹For there is not anything reliable in his mouth;

their inner part is destruction.^o

Their throat is an open grave;

with their tongue they speak deceit.^p

¹⁰Treat them as guilty, O God;

let them fall because of their plans.

Because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,

for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹But let all who take shelter in you rejoice.

Let them ever^q sing for joy,

because^r you spread protection over them;

And let those^s who love your name exult in you.

¹²For you bless the righteous.

O Yahweh, like a^t shield you surround him with good favor.