Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.
For the music director; for [a]flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.
Consider my sighing.
2 Listen to the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,
For to You I pray.
3 In the morning, Lord, [b]You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will present my [c]prayer to You and be on the watch.
No evil can dwell with You.
5 The boastful will not stand before Your eyes;
You hate all who do injustice.
6 You destroy those who speak lies;
The Lord loathes the person of bloodshed and deceit.
7 But as for me, by Your abundant graciousness I will enter Your house,
[d]At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.
Make Your way [e]straight before me.
9 For there is nothing [f]trustworthy in [g]their mouth;
Their inward part is destruction itself.
Their throat is an open grave;
They [h]flatter with their tongue.
10 Make them pay, God;
Have them fall by their own schemes!
Scatter them in the multitude of their wrongdoings,
For they are rebellious against You.
Sing for joy forever!
And [i]may You shelter them,
That those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
12 For You bless the righteous person, Lord,
You surround him with favor as with a shield.
Footnotes
- Psalm 5 Title Heb Nehiloth
- Psalm 5:3 Or May You hear
- Psalm 5:3 Or sacrifice
- Psalm 5:7 Or Toward
- Psalm 5:8 Or smooth
- Psalm 5:9 Or true
- Psalm 5:9 So ancient versions; MT his
- Psalm 5:9 Or make their tongue smooth
- Psalm 5:11 Or You shelter