5:1 Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
5:1 {For the choir director; for flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my groaning.

5:2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.
5:2 Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, For to Thee do I pray.

5:3 O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order (my prayer) unto thee, and will keep watch.
5:3 In the morning, O LORD, Thou wilt hear my voice; In the morning I will order [my prayer] to Thee and [eagerly] watch.

5:4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
5:4 For Thou art not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil dwells with Thee.

5:5 The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
5:5 The boastful shall not stand before Thine eyes; Thou dost hate all who do iniquity.

5:6 Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
5:6 Thou dost destroy those who speak falsehood; The LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

5:7 But as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house: In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
5:7 But as for me, by Thine abundant lovingkindness I will enter Thy house, At Thy holy temple I will bow in reverence for Thee.

5:8 Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.
5:8 O LORD, lead me in Thy righteousness because of my foes; Make Thy way straight before me.

5:9 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.
5:9 There is nothing reliable in what they say; Their inward part is destruction [itself]; Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.

5:10 Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against thee.
5:10 Hold them guilty, O God; By their own devices let them fall! In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out, For they are rebellious against Thee.

5:11 But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
5:11 But let all who take refuge in Thee be glad, Let them ever sing for joy; And mayest Thou shelter them, That those who love Thy name may exult in Thee.

5:12 For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.
5:12 For it is Thou who dost bless the righteous man, O LORD, Thou dost surround him with favor as with a shield.