Psalm 5
Words: The Psalter of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, 1887 ed.
Note: This page also has a Sevens Metre version of this psalm,
1 Jehovah, hearken to my words, My meditation weigh. O hear my cry, my King, my God, For I to thee will pray. 2 Lord, thou shalt early hear my voice; I early will direct My pray'r to thee, and looking up, An answer will expect. 3 For thou art not a God that doth In wickedness delight; No evil shall abide with thee, Nor fools stand in thy sight. 4 All evil-doers thou dost hate, Destroyed shall liars be; The bloody and deceitful man Shall be abhorred by thee. 5 But I thy temple will approach In thy abundant grace; And I will worship in thy fear Within thy holy place. 6 Because of watchful foes, O Lord, Direct me by thy grace; And in thy righteousness thy way Make plain before my face. 7 For in their mouth there is no truth, Their inward thoughts are vile; Their throat is like an open grave, Their tongue is full of guile. 8 O God, destroy them; let them fall By plans which they devise; Them for their many sins cast out, For they against thee rise. 9 Let all who trust in thee be glad, In shouts their praise proclaim; Thou savest them; let all rejoice Who love thy holy name. 10 For, to the righteous man, O Lord, Thou wilt thy blessing yield; With favor thou wilt compass him About as with a shield.
1 O Jehovah, hear my words, And my meditation weigh; Hear my cry, my King, my God, For to thee, O Lord, I pray.
2 In the morning, Lord, my voice
Thou shalt hear in suppliant cries;
In the morning, Lord, to thee
I will lift my waiting eyes.
3 Thou, Jehovah, art a God
Who in sin cannot delight;
Evil shall not dwell with thee,
Nor shall fools stand in thy sight.
4 Evil-doers thou dost hate,
Liars all destroyed shall be;
Men of blood and of deceit
Ever are abhorred by thee.
5 But in thy abundant grace
To thy house will I draw near;
To thy holy temple, Lord,
I will look~ and bow in fear.
6 Lead me in thy righteousness;
Evermore my steps maintain;
And because of watchful foes,
Make thy way before me plain.
7 In their mouth there is no truth,
All their heart is full of wrong,
Like an open grave their throat;
And they flatter with their tongue.
8 Let transgressors be destroyed,
In their sins by thee expelled;
By their counsels let them fall,
For against thee they rebelled.
9 But let all in thee who trust,
Ever glad and joyful be;
Let them joy who love thy name,
Safely guarded, Lord, by thee.
10 For Jehovah to the just
Will abundant blessings yield,
And with favor compass him
Safely round as with a shield.
