Psalm 5-6

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

For the music director; for ^[a]flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.

5 ^(A)Listen to my words, Lord,
Consider my ^(B)sighing.
²Listen to ^(C)the sound of my cry for help, ^(D)my King and my God,
For to You I pray.
³In the morning, Lord, ^[b]You will hear my voice;
In the ^(E)morning I will present my ^[c]prayer to You and be on the ^(F)watch.

⁴For You are not a God ^(G)who takes pleasure in wickedness;
^(H)No evil can dwell with You.
⁵The ^(I)boastful will not ^(J)stand before Your eyes;
You ^(K)hate all who do injustice.
⁶You ^(L)destroy those who speak lies;
The Lord loathes ^(M)the person of bloodshed and deceit.
⁷But as for me, ^(N)by Your abundant graciousness I will enter Your house,
^[d]At Your holy temple I will ^(O)bow in ^(P)reverence for You.

⁸Lord, ^(Q)lead me ^(R)in Your righteousness ^(S)because of my enemies;
Make Your way ^[e]straight before me.
⁹For there is ^(T)nothing ^[f]trustworthy in ^[g]their mouth;
Their ^(U)inward part is destruction itself.
Their ^(V)throat is an open grave;
They ^[h]flatter with their tongue.
¹⁰Make them pay, God;
^(W)Have them fall by their own schemes!
^(X)Scatter them in the multitude of their wrongdoings,
For they are ^(Y)rebellious against You.

¹¹But ^(Z)rejoice, all who ^(AA)take refuge in You,
Sing for joy forever!
And ^[i]may You ^(AB)shelter them,
That those who ^(AC)love Your name may rejoice in You.
¹²For You ^(AD)bless the righteous person, Lord,
You ^(AE)surround him with favor as with a shield.

Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.

For the music director; with stringed instruments, ^[j]upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

6 Lord, ^(AF)do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
²Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am ^(AG)frail;
^(AH)Heal me, Lord, for ^(AI)my bones are horrified.
³And my ^(AJ)soul is greatly horrified;
But You, Lord—^(AK)how long?

⁴Return, Lord, ^(AL)rescue my ^[k]soul;
Save me because of Your mercy.
⁵For ^(AM)there is no ^[l]mention of You in death;
In ^[m]Sheol, who will praise You?

⁶I am ^(AN)weary with my sighing;
Every night I make my bed swim,
I flood my couch with ^(AO)my tears.
⁷My ^(AP)eye has wasted away with grief;
It has grown old because of all my enemies.

⁸^(AQ)Leave me, all you who practice injustice,
For the Lord ^(AR)has heard the sound of my weeping.
⁹The Lord ^(AS)has heard my pleading,
The Lord ^(AT)receives my prayer.
¹⁰All my enemies will ^(AU)be put to shame and greatly horrified;
They shall ^[n]turn back, they will ^(AV)suddenly be put to shame.