Psalm 5_1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Refuge of the Righteous

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

¹ Listen to my words, Lord; consider my sighing.

² Pay attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for I pray to you.

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

⁴ For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with you.

⁵ The boastful cannot stand in your sight; you hate all evildoers.

⁶ You destroy those who tell lies; the Lord abhors violent and treacherous people.

⁷ But I enter your house by the abundance of your faithful love; I bow down towards your holy temple in reverential awe of you.

⁸ Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of my adversaries; make your way straight before me.

⁹ For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues.

¹⁰ Punish them, God; let them fall by their own schemes. Drive them out  because of their many crimes, for they rebel against you.

¹¹ But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them shout for joy for ever. May you shelter them, and may those who love your name boast about you.

¹² For you, Lord, bless the righteous one; you surround him with favour like a shield.