Psalm 5

Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 5

The Refuge of the Righteous

For the choir director: with the flutes. A psalm of David.

¹Listen to my words, Lord;
consider my sighing.^(A)
²Pay attention to the sound of my cry,^(B)
my King and my God,^(C)
for I pray to you.

³In the morning,^(D) Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I plead my case to you^(E) and watch expectantly.

⁴For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with you.^(F)
⁵The boastful cannot stand in your sight;^(G)
you hate all evildoers.^(H)
⁶You destroy those who tell lies;^(I)
the Lord abhors violent and treacherous people.^(J)

⁷But I enter your house
by the abundance of your faithful love;^(K)
I bow down toward your holy temple
in reverential awe of you.^(L)
⁸Lord, lead me in your righteousness^(M)
because of my adversaries;
make your way straight before me.^(N)

⁹For there is nothing reliable in what they say;^(O)
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.^(P)
¹⁰Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.^(Q)
Drive them out^(R) because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against you.^(S)

¹¹But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;^(T)
let them shout for joy forever.
May you shelter them,^(U)
and may those who love your name boast about you.^(V)
¹²For you, Lord, bless the righteous one;
you surround him with favor like a shield.^(W)

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