The Refuge of the Righteous

1 For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm.
Listen to my words, Lord;
consider my sighing.(A)
2
Pay attention to the sound of my cry,(B)
my King and my God,(C)
for I pray to You.
3
At daybreak,(D) Lord, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to You(E) and watch expectantly.
4
For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.(F)
5
The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;(G)
You hate all evildoers.(H)
6
You destroy those who tell lies;(I)
the Lord abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.(J)
7
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)
8
Lord, lead me in Your righteousness(M)
because of my adversaries;(a)
make Your way straight before me.(N)
9
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)
10
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)
11
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)
12
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

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