Psalm 5–6

Psalm 5

Trust in God for Deliverance from Enemies

To the leader: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

¹Listen to my words, O Lord;

attend to my sighing.^*

²Listen to the sound of my cry,

my King and my God,

for to you I pray.^*

³O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;

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

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

evil will not sojourn with you.^*

⁵The boastful will not stand before your eyes;

you hate all evildoers.^*

⁶You destroy those who speak lies;

the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful.^*

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

will enter your house;

I will bow down toward your holy temple

in awe of you.^*

⁸Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness

because of my enemies;

make your way straight before me.^*

⁹For there is no truth in their mouths;

their hearts are destruction;

their throats are open graves;

they flatter with their tongues.^*

¹⁰Make them bear their guilt, O God;

let them fall by their own counsels;

because of their many transgressions, cast them out,

for they have rebelled against you.^*

¹¹But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;

let them ever sing for joy.

Spread your protection over them,

so that those who love your name may exult in you.^*

¹²For you bless the righteous, O Lord;

you cover them with favor as with a shield.^*

Psalm 6

Prayer for Recovery from Grave Illness

To the leader: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

¹O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger

or discipline me in your wrath.^*

²Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;

O Lord, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror.^*

³My soul also is struck with terror,

while you, O Lord—how long?^*

⁴Turn, O Lord, save my life;

deliver me for the sake of your steadfast love.

⁵For in death there is no remembrance of you;

in Sheol who can give you praise?^*

⁶I am weary with my moaning;

every night I flood my bed with tears;

I drench my couch with my weeping.

⁷My eyes waste away because of grief;

they grow weak because of all my foes.^*

⁸Depart from me, all you workers of evil,

for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.^*

⁹The Lord has heard my supplication;

the Lord accepts my prayer.^*

¹⁰All my enemies shall be ashamed and struck with terror;

they shall turn back and in a moment be put to shame.