Psalm 5

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   God favoreth not the wicked--David prayeth unto God to guide him.
   To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.
   ¹ Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my meditation.
   ² Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for unto thee will I pray.
   ³ My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
   ⁴ For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; neither shall evil dwell with thee.
   ⁵ The foolish shall not stand in thy sight; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
   ⁶ Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing; the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
   ⁷ But 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.
   ⁸ Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
   ⁹ For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.
   ¹⁰ Destroy 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.
   ¹¹ But 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.
   ¹² For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield.