The Book of Psalms

⭑ King James Version 1769 including Apocrypha ⭑

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- Chapter 5 -

Listen to my words

Give ear to my words, O Lord , consider my meditation.

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord ; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.(a)

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.(b)

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)

Lead me, O Lord , in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.(d)

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)

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)

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)

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

(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