To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth
, A Psalm
of David
. 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
.
Thou shalt destroy them that speak
leasing
: the LORD
will abhor
the bloody
and deceitful
man
.
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
.
Lead me, O LORD
, in thy righteousness
because of mine enemies
; make thy way
straight
before my face
.
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
.
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.
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.
For thou, LORD, wilt bless
the righteous
; with favour
wilt thou compass
him as with a shield
.