Lead Me in Your Righteousness

¹Give ear to my words, O Yahweh,

Consider my meditation.

²Give heed to the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,

For to You I pray.

³O Yahweh, in the morning, You will hear my voice;[#5:3 Or May You hear]

In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.

⁴¶For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;

Evil does not sojourn with You.

⁵The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes;

You hate all workers of iniquity.

⁶You destroy those who speak falsehood;

Yahweh abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

⁷But as for me, in the abundance of Your lovingkindness I will enter Your house,

At Your holy temple I will worship in fear of You.

⁸¶O Yahweh, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes;[#5:8 Or those who lie in wait for me]

Make Your way straight before me.

⁹There is nothing reliable in their mouth;[#5:9 Or true]

Their inward part is destruction itself .

Their throat is an open grave;

They flatter with their tongue.

¹⁰Hold them guilty, O God;

By their own devices let them fall!

In the abundance of their transgressions thrust them out,

For they are rebellious against You.

¹¹¶But let all who take refuge in You be glad,

Let them ever sing for joy;

And may You shelter them,

That those who love Your name may exult in You.

¹²For it is You who blesses the righteous one, O Yahweh,

You surround him with favor as with a large shield.