Psa 5 | JST | e4.org | Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my meditation.

‏ Psalms 5

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. 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 sepulcher; 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 favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield.