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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Psalm 5 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Psalm 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/4.htm" title="Psalm 4">◄</a> Psalm 5 <a href="../psalms/6.htm" title="Psalm 6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/psalms/5.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="psalmhdg">Psalm 5 <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="In Hebrew texts 5:1-12 is numbered 5:2-13.">a</a></sup></span></p> <p class="hebrewtitle">For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David.</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Listen to my words, <span class="name">Lord</span>,</p><p class="line2">consider my lament.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Hear my cry for help,</p><p class="line2">my King and my God,</p><p class="line2">for to you I pray.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>In the morning, <span class="name">Lord</span>, you hear my voice;</p><p class="line2">in the morning I lay my requests before you</p><p class="line2">and wait expectantly.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;</p><p class="line2">with you, evil people are not welcome.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The arrogant cannot stand</p><p class="line2">in your presence.</p><p class="line1">You hate all who do wrong;</p> <p class="line2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>you destroy those who tell lies.</p><p class="line1">The bloodthirsty and deceitful</p><p class="line2">you, <span class="name">Lord</span>, detest.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But I, by your great love,</p><p class="line2">can come into your house;</p><p class="line1">in reverence I bow down</p><p class="line2">toward your holy temple.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Lead me, <span class="name">Lord</span>, in your righteousness</p><p class="line2">because of my enemies—</p><p class="line2">make your way straight before me.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;</p><p class="line2">their heart is filled with malice.</p><p class="line1">Their throat is an open grave;</p><p class="line2">with their tongues they tell lies.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Declare them guilty, O God!</p><p class="line2">Let their intrigues be their downfall.</p><p class="line1">Banish them for their many sins,</p><p class="line2">for they have rebelled against you.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But let all who take refuge in you be glad;</p><p class="line2">let them ever sing for joy.</p><p class="line1">Spread your protection over them,</p><p class="line2">that those who love your name may rejoice in you.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Surely, <span class="name">Lord</span>, you bless the righteous;</p><p class="line2">you surround them with your favor as with a shield.</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotebot">In Hebrew texts 5:1-12 is numbered 5:2-13.</span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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