Psalms 5 (KJV)

¹To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

²Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

³My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

⁴For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

⁵The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. ^{in: Heb. before thine eyes}

⁶Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. ^{bloody: Heb. man of bloods and deceit}

⁷But 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}

⁸Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. ^{mine: Heb. those which observe me}

⁹For 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}

¹⁰Destroy 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}

¹¹But 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}

¹²For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. ^{compass: Heb. crown}