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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 CEV</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" 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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</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">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A psalm by David for the music leader. Use flutes.)</h3><h3 class="s1">A Prayer for Help</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.1" class="v19_5_1">1</span>Listen, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, as I pray!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_1">Pay attention when I groan.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.5.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.2" class="v19_5_2">2</span>You are my King and my God.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_2">Answer my cry for help</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_2">because I pray to you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.3" class="v19_5_3">3</span>Each morning you listen</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_3">to my prayer,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_3">as I bring my requests<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.5.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> to you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_3">and wait for your reply.</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 the kind of God</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_4">who is pleased with evil.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_4">Sinners can't stay with you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.5" class="v19_5_5">5</span>No one who boasts can stand</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_5">in your presence, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_5">and you hate evil 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 every liar,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_6">and you despise violence</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_6">and deceit.</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>Because of your great mercy,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_7">I come to your house, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_7">and I am filled with wonder</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_7">as I bow down to worship</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_7">at your holy temple.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.8" class="v19_5_8">8</span>You do what is right,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_8">and I ask you to guide me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_8">Make your teaching clear</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_8">because of my enemies.</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> Nothing they say is true!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_9">They just want to destroy.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_9">Their words are deceitful</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_9">like a hidden pit,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_9">and their tongues are good</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_9">only for telling lies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.10" class="v19_5_10">10</span>Punish them, God,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_10">and let their own plans</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_10">bring their downfall.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_10">Get rid of them!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_10">They keep committing crimes</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_10">and turning 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>Let all who run to you</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_11">for protection</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_11">always sing joyful songs.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_11">Provide shelter for those</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_11">who truly love you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_11">and let them rejoice.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.5.12" class="v19_5_12">12</span>Our <span class="nd">Lord</span>, you bless those</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_12">who live right,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_5_12">and you shield them</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_5_12">with your kindness.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.1 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">when I groan: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “to my thoughts” or “to my words.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.3 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">requests: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “sacrifices.”</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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