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The Book of Psalms

King James Version 1769 including Apocrypha

- Chapter 5 -

Listen to my words

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.(a)
6
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.(b)
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.(c)
8
Lead me, O Lord , in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.(d)
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.(e) (f) (g)
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.(h) (i)
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.(j)
12
For thou, Lord , wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.(k)

Footnotes

(a)5:5 in…: Heb. before thine eyes
(b)5:6 bloody…: Heb. man of bloods and deceit
(c)5:7 thy holy…: Heb. the temple of thy holiness
(d)5:8 mine…: Heb. those which observe me
(e)5:9 faithfulness: or, stedfastness
(f)5:9 their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them
(g)5:9 very…: Heb. wickednesses
(h)5:10 Destroy…: or, Make them guilty
(i)5:10 by…: or, from their counsels
(j)5:11 defendest…: Heb. coverest over, or, protectest them
(k)5:12 compass: Heb. crown