Psalm 5

Verba mea auribus

¹ Give ear to my words, O Lord;*

consider my meditation.

² O hearken unto the voice of my calling, my King and my God,*

for unto you will I make my prayer.

³ My voice shall you hear in the morning, O Lord;*

early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto you, and will look up.

⁴ For you are not a god who has pleasure in wickedness,*

neither shall any evil dwell with you.

⁵ The boastful shall not stand in your sight,*

for you hate all those who work iniquity.

⁶ You shall destroy those who speak lies;*

the Lord will abhor the bloodthirsty and the deceitful.

⁷ But as for me, through the multitude of your mercies I will come into your house,*

and in reverence will I bow myself toward your holy temple.

⁸ Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness, because of my enemies;*

make your way straight before my face.

⁹ For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;*

their heart is eaten up with wickedness.

¹⁰ Their throat is an open sepulcher;*

they flatter with their tongue.

¹¹ Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall because of their own devices;*

because of the multitude of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.

¹² But let all those who put their trust in you rejoice;*

let them ever give thanks because you defend them; those who love your Name shall be joyful in you.

¹³ For you, Lord, will give your blessing unto the righteous,*

and with your favorable kindness you will defend him as with a shield.

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