Psalm 5

The Refuge of the Righteous

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Listen to my words, Lord;
consider my sighing.^(A)

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Pay attention to the sound of my cry,^(B)
my King and my God,^(C)
for I pray to You.

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At daybreak,^(D) Lord, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to You^(E) and watch expectantly.

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For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.^(F)

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The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;^(G)
You hate all evildoers.^(H)

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You destroy those who tell lies;^(I)
the Lord abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.^(J)

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But I enter Your house
by the abundance of Your faithful love;^(K)
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.^(L)

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Lord, lead me in Your righteousness^(M)
because of my adversaries;^(a)
make Your way straight before me.^(N)

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For there is nothing reliable in what they say;^(b)^(O)
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.^(P)

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Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.^(Q)
Drive them out^(R) because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against You.^(S)

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But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;^(T)
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,^(U)
and may those who love Your name boast about You.^(V)

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For You, Lord, bless the righteous one;
You surround him with favor like a shield.^(W)

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 5:8: Or of those who lie in wait for me

b. Psalm 5:9: Lit in his mouth

Cross references:

A. Psalm 5:1: Psalm 38:9

B. Psalm 5:2: Psalm 28:2

C. Psalm 5:2: Psalm 84:3

D. Psalm 5:3: Psalm 88:13

E. Psalm 5:3: Job 13:18; Job 23:4; Psalm 50:21

F. Psalm 5:4: Psalm 92:15

G. Psalm 5:5: Psalm 1:5; Psalm 73:3; Psalm 75:4

H. Psalm 5:5: Job 8:20; Psalm 11:5; Psalm 45:7

I. Psalm 5:6: Revelation 21:8

J. Psalm 5:6: Psalm 55:23

K. Psalm 5:7: Psalm 69:13; Psalm 86:5; Psalm 86:15; Psalm 106:45; Isaiah 63:7

L. Psalm 5:7: Psalm 138:2

M. Psalm 5:8: Psalm 27:11

N. Psalm 5:8: Proverbs 4:11

O. Psalm 5:9: Psalm 52:2

P. Psalm 5:9: Psalm 12:3; Proverbs 26:28; Romans 3:13

Q. Psalm 5:10: Psalm 9:16; Psalm 35:8; Psalm 141:10

R. Psalm 5:10: Matthew 13:41-42

S. Psalm 5:10: Proverbs 17:11

T. Psalm 5:11: Psalm 2:12; Psalm 64:10

U. Psalm 5:11: Psalm 31:20; Psalm 61:4

V. Psalm 5:11: Psalm 9:2

W. Psalm 5:12: Genesis 15:1; Deuteronomy 33:29; Psalm 3:3; Psalm 18:2; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 119:114