Psalms 5

The Refuge of the Righteous

¹Listen to my words, Lord ;

consider my sighing.

²Pay attention to the sound of my cry,[#Ps 28:2]

my King and my God,

for I pray to You.

³At daybreak, Lord , You hear my voice;[#Ps 88:13]

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;[#Ps 1:5; 73:3; 75:4]

You hate all evildoers.

⁶You destroy those who tell lies;[#Rv 21:8]

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[#Ps 27:11]

because of my adversaries;

make Your way straight before me.

⁹For there is nothing reliable in what they say;[#Lit in his mouth; #Ps 52:2]

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;[#Ps 2:12; 64:10]

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.