Lead Me in Your Righteousness

To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

Give ear to my words, O Lord;
    consider my (A)groaning.
Give attention to the sound of my cry,
    my (B)King and my God,
    for (C)to you do I pray.
O Lord, in (D)the morning you hear my voice;
    in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you[a] and (E)watch.

For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
    evil may not dwell with you.
The (F)boastful shall not (G)stand before your eyes;
    you (H)hate all evildoers.
You destroy those who speak (I)lies;
    the Lord abhors (J)the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
    will enter your house.
I will (K)bow down (L)toward your (M)holy temple
    in the fear of you.
(N)Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
    because of my enemies;
    (O)make your way straight before me.

For there is no truth in their mouth;
    their inmost self is (P)destruction;
(Q)their throat is (R)an open grave;
    they (S)flatter with their tongue.
10 (T)Make them bear their guilt, O God;
    let them (U)fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
    for they have rebelled against you.

11 But let all who (V)take refuge in you (W)rejoice;
    let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name may (X)exult in you.
12 For you (Y)bless the righteous, O Lord;
    you (Z)cover him with favor as with (AA)a shield.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 5:3 Or I direct my prayer to you

求耶和华护佑脱于恶人

大卫的诗,交于伶长。用吹的乐器。

耶和华啊,求你留心听我的言语,顾念我的心思。
我的王我的神啊,求你垂听我呼求的声音,因为我向你祈祷。
耶和华啊,早晨你必听我的声音;早晨我必向你陈明我的心意,并要警醒。
因为你不是喜悦恶事的神,恶人不能与你同居。
狂傲人不能站在你眼前,凡作孽的都是你所恨恶的。
说谎言的,你必灭绝;好流人血弄诡诈的,都为耶和华所憎恶。
至于我,我必凭你丰盛的慈爱进入你的居所,我必存敬畏你的心向你的圣殿下拜。
耶和华啊,求你因我的仇敌,凭你的公义引领我,使你的道路在我面前正直。
因为他们的口中没有诚实,他们的心里满有邪恶,他们的喉咙是敞开的坟墓,他们用舌头谄媚人。
10 神啊,求你定他们的罪!愿他们因自己的计谋跌倒,愿你在他们许多的过犯中把他们逐出,因为他们背叛了你。
11 凡投靠你的,愿他们喜乐,时常欢呼,因为你护庇他们。又愿那爱你名的人,都靠你欢欣。
12 因为你必赐福于义人,耶和华啊,你必用恩惠如同盾牌四面护卫他。