Psalms 5

New American Bible	King James Bible
¹ For the leader; with wind instruments. A psalm of David.	¹ Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
² Hear my words, O LORD; listen to my sighing.	² Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
³ Hear my cry for help, my king, my God! To you I pray, O LORD;	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 at dawn you will hear my cry; at dawn I will plead before you and wait.	⁴ For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
⁵ You are not a god who delights in evil; no wicked person finds refuge with you;	⁵ The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
⁶ the arrogant cannot stand before you. You hate all who do evil;	⁶ Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
⁷ you destroy all who speak falsely. Murderers and deceivers the LORD abhors.	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 But I can enter your house because of your great love. I can worship in your holy temple because of my reverence for you, LORD.	⁸ Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
⁹ Guide me in your justice because of my foes; make straight your way before 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.
¹⁰ For there is no sincerity in their mouths; their hearts are corrupt. Their throats are open graves; on their tongues are subtle lies.	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 Declare them guilty, God; make them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many sins; they have rebelled against you.	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 Then all who take refuge in you will be glad and forever shout for joy. Protect them that you may be the joy of those who love your name.	¹² For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
¹³ For you, LORD, bless the just; you surround them with favor like a shield.