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To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.
1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.*
6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.†
7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.‡
8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.§
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.**††‡‡
10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.§§***
11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.†††
12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.‡‡‡
* 5:5 in…: Heb. before thine eyes † 5:6 bloody…: Heb. man of bloods and deceit ‡ 5:7 thy holy…: Heb. the temple of thy holiness § 5:8 mine…: Heb. those which observe me ** 5:9 faithfulness: or, stedfastness †† 5:9 their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them ‡‡ 5:9 very…: Heb. wickednesses §§ 5:10 Destroy…: or, Make them guilty *** 5:10 by…: or, from their counsels ††† 5:11 defendest…: Heb. coverest over, or, protectest them ‡‡‡ 5:12 compass: Heb. crown