Psalms Chapter 5
From The Open Bible Project
For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David.
5:1 Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.
- (a) That is, my vehement prayer and secret complaint and sighings.
5:2 Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to you do I pray.
5:3 Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
- (b) Or wait, with patience and trust till I am heard.
5:4 For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can't live with you.
- (c) Seeing that God of nature hates wickedness, he must punish the wicked and save the godly.
5:5 The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity.
- (d) Who run blindly after their carnal desires.
5:6 You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
5:7 But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house. I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.
- (e) In the deepest of his temptations he puts his full confidence in God.
5:8 Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.
- (f) Because you are just, therefore lead me out of the dangers of my enemies.
5:9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.
5:10 Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.
- (g) Let their devices come to nothing.
5:11 But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice, Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.
- (h) Your favour toward me will confirm the faith of all others.
5:12 For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
- (i) So that he will be safe from all dangers.
