Psalm 5The Refuge of the Righteous

1. Listen to my words, Lord;
consider my sighing.

2. Pay attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for I pray to you.

3. In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I plead my case to you and watch expectantly.

4. For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with you.

5. The boastful cannot stand in your sight;
you hate all evildoers.

6. You destroy those who tell lies;
the Lord abhors violent and treacherous people.

7. But I enter your house
by the abundance of your faithful love;
I bow down toward your holy temple
in reverential awe of you.

8. Lord, lead me in your righteousness
because of my adversaries;
make your way straight before me.

9. For there is nothing reliable in what they say;
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.

10. Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.
Drive them out because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against you.

11. But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them shout for joy forever.
May you shelter them,
and may those who love your name boast about you.

12. For you, Lord, bless the righteous one;
you surround him with favor like a shield.




