Psalms · King James Version
Psalm 5
To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.
1Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.a
6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.b
7But 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
8Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.d
9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.efg
10Destroy 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.hi
11But 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
12For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.k
Translators’ margin notes (1611)
- a v. 5 in…: Heb. before thine eyes
- b v. 6 bloody…: Heb. man of bloods and deceit
- c v. 7 thy holy…: Heb. the temple of thy holiness
- d v. 8 mine…: Heb. those which observe me
- e v. 9 faithfulness: or, stedfastness
- f v. 9 their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them
- g v. 9 very…: Heb. wickednesses
- h v. 10 Destroy…: or, Make them guilty
- i v. 10 by…: or, from their counsels
- j v. 11 defendest…: Heb. coverest over, or, protectest them
- k v. 12 compass: Heb. crown