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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><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" 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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">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">A Prayer for Protection<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.5.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.1" class="v19_5_1">1</span>Listen to my words, O <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_1">and hear my sighs.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.2" class="v19_5_2">2</span>Listen to my cry for help,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_2">my God and king!</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_2">I pray to you, O <span class="nd">Lord</span>;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.3" class="v19_5_3">3</span>you hear my voice in the morning;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_3">at sunrise I offer my prayer<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.5.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_3">and wait for your answer.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.4" class="v19_5_4">4</span>You are not a God who is pleased with wrongdoing;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_4">you allow no evil in your presence.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.5" class="v19_5_5">5</span>You cannot stand the sight of the proud;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_5">you hate all wicked people.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.6" class="v19_5_6">6</span>You destroy all liars</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_6">and despise violent, deceitful people.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.7" class="v19_5_7">7</span>But because of your great love</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_7">I can come into your house;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_7">I can worship in your holy Temple</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_7">and bow down to you in reverence.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.8" class="v19_5_8">8</span><span class="nd">Lord</span>, I have so many enemies!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_8">Lead me to do your will;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_8">make your way plain for me to follow.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.9" class="v19_5_9">9</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.5.9!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> What my enemies say can never be trusted;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_9">they only want to destroy.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_9">Their words are flattering and smooth,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_9">but full of deadly deceit.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.10" class="v19_5_10">10</span>Condemn and punish them, O God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_10">may their own plots cause their ruin.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_10">Drive them out of your presence</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_10">because of their many sins</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_10">and their rebellion against you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.11" class="v19_5_11">11</span>But all who find safety in you will rejoice;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_11">they can always sing for joy.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_11">Protect those who love you;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_11">because of you they are truly happy.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.12" class="v19_5_12">12</span>You bless those who obey you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_12">your love protects them like a shield.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A psalm by David.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.3: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">prayer; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">sacrifice. </char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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