Psalms 5
Superscription to the chief musician upon Nehiloth
לַמְנַצֵּחַ אֶֽל-הַנְּחִילוֹת מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.
A morning prayer for guidance against deceitful enemies
אֲמָרַי הַאֲזִינָה׀ יְהוָה בִּינָה הֲגִֽיגִי׃
Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
הַקְשִׁיבָה׀ לְקוֹל שַׁוְעִי מַלְכִּי וֵאלֹהָי כִּֽי-אֵלֶיךָ אֶתְפַּלָּֽל׃
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
יְֽהוָה בֹּקֶר תִּשְׁמַע קוֹלִי בֹּקֶר אֶֽעֱרָךְ-לְךָ וַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
כִּי׀ לֹא אֵֽל-חָפֵץ רֶשַׁע׀ אָתָּה לֹא יְגֻרְךָ רָֽע׃
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
לֹֽא-יִתְיַצְּבוּ הֽוֹלְלִים לְנֶגֶד עֵינֶיךָ שָׂנֵאתָ כָּל-פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
תְּאַבֵּד דֹּבְרֵי כָזָב אִישׁ-דָּמִים וּמִרְמָה יְתָעֵב׀ יְהוָֽה׃
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
וַאֲנִי בְּרֹב חַסְדְּךָ אָבוֹא בֵיתֶךָ אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֶל-הֵֽיכַל-קָדְשְׁךָ בְּיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃
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.
יְהוָה׀ נְחֵנִי בְצִדְקָתֶךָ לְמַעַן שׁוֹרְרָי הַיְשַׁר לְפָנַי דַּרְכֶּֽךָ׃
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
כִּי אֵין בְּפִיהוּ נְכוֹנָה קִרְבָּם הַוּוֹת קֶֽבֶר-פָּתוּחַ גְּרוֹנָם לְשׁוֹנָם יַחֲלִֽיקוּן׃
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.
הַֽאֲשִׁימֵם׀ אֱֽלֹהִים יִפְּלוּ מִֽמֹּעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם בְּרֹב פִּשְׁעֵיהֶם הַדִּיחֵמוֹ כִּי-מָרוּ בָֽךְ׃
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.
וְיִשְׂמְחוּ כָל-חוֹסֵי בָךְ לְעוֹלָם יְרַנֵּנוּ וְתָסֵךְ עָלֵימוֹ וְֽיַעְלְצוּ בְךָ אֹהֲבֵי שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
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.
כִּֽי-אַתָּה תְּבָרֵךְ צַדִּיק יְהוָה כַּצִּנָּה רָצוֹן תַּעְטְרֶֽנּוּ׃
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.