Psalms 5

The Refuge of the Righteous

For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm.

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

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

³At daybreak, Lord, You hear my voice; at daybreak I plead my case to You and watch expectantly.

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

⁵The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.

⁶You destroy those who tell lies; the Lord abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.

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

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

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

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

¹¹But 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.

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