| 5:1 | A Prayer for GuidanceTo the Chief Musician. With flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my meditation. |
| 5:2 | Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. |
| 5:3 | My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. |
| 5:4 | For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You. |
| 5:5 | The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity. |
| 5:6 | You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. |
| 5:7 | But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple. |
| 5:8 | Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face. |
| 5:9 | For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; They flatter with their tongue. |
| 5:10 | Pronounce them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, For they have rebelled against You. |
| 5:11 | But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. |
| 5:12 | For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. |