Psalm 5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 5

The Refuge of the Righteous

For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm.

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.

³At daybreak,^(D) Lord, You hear my voice;
at daybreak 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 presence;^(G)
You hate all evildoers.^(H)
⁶You destroy those who tell lies;^(I)
the Lord abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.^(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;^[a]
make Your way straight before me.^(N)

⁹For there is nothing reliable in what they say;^[b]^(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)