5:1 To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; give heed to my groaning.
5:1 To the leader: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; give heed to my sighing.

5:2 Hearken to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to thee do I pray.
5:2 Listen to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

5:3 O LORD, in the morning thou dost hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for thee, and watch.
5:3 O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.

5:4 For thou art not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not sojourn with thee.
5:4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil will not sojourn with you.

5:5 The boastful may not stand before thy eyes; thou hatest all evildoers.
5:5 The boastful will not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers.

5:6 Thou destroyest those who speak lies; the LORD abhors bloodthirsty and deceitful men.
5:6 You destroy those who speak lies; the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful.

5:7 But I through the abundance of thy steadfast love will enter thy house, I will worship toward thy holy temple in the fear of thee.
5:7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house, I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you.

5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of my enemies; make thy way straight before me.
5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.

5:9 For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is destruction, their throat is an open sepulchre, they flatter with their tongue.
5:9 For there is no truth in their mouths; their hearts are destruction; their throats are open graves; they flatter with their tongues.

5:10 Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against thee.
5:10 Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.

5:11 But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice, let them ever sing for joy; and do thou defend them, that those who love thy name may exult in thee.
5:11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who love your name may exult in you.

5:12 For thou dost bless the righteous, O LORD; thou dost cover him with favor as with a shield.
5:12 For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover them with favor as with a shield.