Psalms 5:1 – 5:12

  1 To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.
  2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
  3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up.
  4 For thou [art] not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
  5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
  6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
  7 But as for me, I will come [into] thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: [and] in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
  8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
  9 For [there is] no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part [is] very wickedness; their throat [is] an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
  10 Destroy 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.
  11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
  12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.