Psalm 5

​¹Give ear to my words, O LORD;
give heed to my sighing.
²Listen to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.
³O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.
⁴For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil will not sojourn with you.
⁵The boastful will not stand before your eyes;
you hate all evildoers.
⁶You destroy those who speak lies;
the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful.
⁷But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house,
I will bow down toward your holy temple
in awe of you.
⁸Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
make your way straight before me.
⁹For there is no truth in their mouths;
their hearts are destruction;
their throats are open graves;
they flatter with their tongues.
¹⁰Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them fall by their own counsels;
because of their many transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
¹¹But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
so that those who love your name may exult in you.
¹²For you bless the righteous, O LORD;
you cover them with favor as with a shield.