Psa 5 | KJV | STEP | To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth , A Psalm of David . Give ear to my words , O Lord , consider my meditation .

Psalms 5

PSALM 5.

To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.

1 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. ^{▼▼ in…: Heb. before thine eyes} 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. ^{▼▼ bloody…: Heb. man of bloods and deceit} 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. ^{▼▼ thy holy…: Heb. the temple of thy holiness} 8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. ^{▼▼ mine…: Heb. those which observe me} 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. ^{▼▼ faithfulness: or, stedfastness
,} ^{▼▼ their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them
,} ^{▼▼ very…: Heb. wickednesses} 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. ^{▼▼ Destroy…: or, Make them guilty
,} ^{▼▼ by…: or, from their counsels} 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. ^{▼▼ defendest…: Heb. coverest over, or, protectest them} 12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. ^{▼▼ compass: Heb. crown}