Psalms 5

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 [For the choirmaster For flutes Psalm Of David] Give ear to my words, Yahweh, spare a thought for mysighing.	1 Unto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance. A psalm of David.
2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God! To you I pray,	2 Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry.
3 Yahweh. At daybreak you hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my case before you and fix my eyes on you.	3 Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God.
4 You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil, no sinner can be your guest.	4 For to thee will I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice.
5 Boasters cannot stand their ground under your gaze. You hate evil-doers,	5 In the morning I will stand before thee, and will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.
6 liars you destroy; the violent and deceitful Yahweh detests.	6 Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes.
7 But, so great is your faithful love, I may come into your house, and before your holy temple bow down inreverence of you.	7 Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity: Thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie. The bloody and the deceitful man the Lord will abhor.
8 In your saving justice, Yahweh, lead me, because of those who lie in wait for me; make your way plainbefore me.	8 But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.
9 Not a word from their lips can be trusted, through and through they are destruction, their throats arewide -- open graves, their tongues seductive.	9 Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight.
10 Lay the guilt on them, God, make their intrigues their own downfal ; for their countless offences, thrustthem from you, since they have rebel ed against you.	10 for there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain.
11 But joy for al who take refuge in you, endless songs of gladness! You shelter them, they rejoice inyou, those who love your name.	11 Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices: according to the multitude of their wickedness cast them out: for they have provoked thee, O Lord.
12 It is you who bless the upright, Yahweh, you surround them with favour as with a shield.	12 But let all them be glad that hope in thee: they shall rejoice for ever, and thou shalt dwell in them. And all they that love thy name shall glory in thee:
	13 For thou wilt bless the just. O Lord, thou hast crowned us, as with a shield of thy good will.