King James Version
Psalm 5
Framed as a morning petition for guidance and protection, Psalm 5 belongs to the early group of individual laments in the Psalter. The speaker begins the day by presenting prayers before God, appealing for direction while reflecting on divine holiness and the downfall of deceitful, arrogant people. Entering the sacred house through abundant mercy, the worshiper seeks a straight path through surrounding hostility, confident that divine favor surrounds the righteous like a protective shield. This psalm underscores dawn as a time for spiritual alignment and trust. A key line reads, "My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee."
1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
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