| 1 | Listen to my words, O Lord, give heed to my sighing
and
groaning. |
| 2 | Hear the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You do I pray. |
| 3 | In the morning You hear my voice, O Lord; in the morning I prepare [a prayer, a sacrifice] for You and watch
and
wait [for You to speak to my heart]. |
| 4 | For You are not a God Who takes pleasure in wickedness; neither will the evil [man] so much as dwell [temporarily] with You. |
| 5 | Boasters can have no standing in Your sight; You abhor all evildoers. |
| 6 | You will destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors [and rejects] the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. |
| 7 | But as for me, I will enter Your house through the abundance of Your steadfast love
and
mercy; I will worship toward
and
at Your holy temple in reverent fear
and
awe of You. |
| 8 | Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way level (straight and right) before my face. |
| 9 | For there is nothing trustworthy
or
steadfast
or
truthful in their talk; their heart is destruction [or a destructive chasm, a yawning gulf]; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter and make smooth with their tongue. |
| 10 | Hold them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own designs
and
counsels; cast them out because of the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against You. |
| 11 | But let all those who take refuge
and
put their trust in You rejoice; let them ever sing
and
shout for joy, because You make a covering over them
and
defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in You
and
be in high spirits. |
| 12 | For You, Lord, will bless the [uncompromisingly] righteous [him who is upright and in right standing with You]; as with a shield You will surround him with goodwill (pleasure and favor). |
Cross references:
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Psalm 5:9 : Rom. 3:13.
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