Psalms 5
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1(5-1) For the Leader; upon the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. (5-2) Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
1Give ear to my words, O LORD , consider my meditation.
2(5-3) Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for unto Thee do I pray.
2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3(5-4) O LORD, in the morning shalt Thou hear my voice; in the morning will I order my prayer unto Thee, and will look forward.
3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD ; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
4(5-5) For Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with Thee.
4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5(5-6) The boasters shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6(5-7) Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; the LORD abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit.
6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
7(5-8) But as for me, in the abundance of Thy lovingkindness will I come into Thy house; I will bow down toward Thy holy temple in the fear of Thee.
7But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
8(5-9) O LORD, lead me in Thy righteousness because of them that lie in wait for me; make Thy way straight before my face.
8Lead me, O LORD , in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
9(5-10) For there is no sincerity in their mouth; their inward part is a yawning gulf, their throat is an open sepulchre; they make smooth their tongue.
9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
10(5-11) Hold them guilty, O God, let them fall by their own counsels; cast them down in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against Thee.
10Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
11(5-12) So shall all those that take refuge in Thee rejoice, they shall ever shout for joy, and Thou shalt shelter them; let them also that love Thy name exult in Thee.
11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
12(5-13) For Thou dost bless the righteous; O LORD, Thou dost encompass him with favour as with a shield.
12For thou, LORD , wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
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