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A Psalm of David. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span>Give ear to my words, O LORD; <p class="indent2"> consider my groaning. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Attend to the sound of my cry, <p class="indent2"> my King and my God, <p class="indent2"> for to You I pray. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; <p class="indent2"> at daybreak I lay my plea before You <p class="indent2"> and wait in expectation. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; <p class="indent2"> no evil can dwell with You. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; <p class="indent2"> You hate all workers of iniquity. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>You destroy those who tell lies; <p class="indent2"> the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But I will enter Your house <p class="indent2"> by the abundance of Your loving devotion;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="indent1"> in reverence I will bow down <p class="indent2"> toward Your holy temple. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness <p class="indent2"> because of my enemies; <p class="indent2"> make straight Your way before me. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For not a word they speak can be trusted; <p class="indent2"> destruction lies within them. <p class="indent1"> Their throats are open graves; <p class="indent2"> their tongues practice deceit.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Declare them guilty, O God; <p class="indent2"> let them fall by their own devices. <p class="indent1"> Drive them out for their many transgressions, <p class="indent2"> for they have rebelled against You. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; <p class="indent2"> let them ever shout for joy. <p class="indent1"> May You shelter them, <p class="indent2"> that those who love Your name may rejoice in You. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; <p class="indent2"> You surround them with the shield of Your favor.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Forms of the Hebrew <i>chesed</i><span class="thin"> </span> are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as <i>loving devotion</i><span class="thin"> </span>; the range of meaning includes <i>love</i><span class="thin"> </span>, <i>goodness</i><span class="thin"> </span>, <i>kindness</i><span class="thin"> </span>, <i>faithfulness</i><span class="thin"> </span>, and <i>mercy</i><span class="thin"> </span>, as well as <i>loyalty to a covenant</i><span class="thin"> </span>.<br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>flattery</i><span class="thin"> </span>; cited in <a href="../romans/3.htm#13">Romans 3:13</a><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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