Psalm 5-6

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

Psalm 5

Trust in God for Deliverance from Enemies

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

¹Give ear to my words, O Lord;
    give heed to my sighing.
²Listen to the sound of my cry,
    my King and my God,
    for to you I pray.
³O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
    in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.

⁴For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
    evil will not sojourn with you.
⁵The boastful will not stand before your eyes;
    you hate all evildoers.
⁶You destroy those who speak lies;
    the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful.

⁷But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
    will enter your house,
I will bow down towards your holy temple
    in awe of you.
⁸Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
    because of my enemies;
    make your way straight before me.

⁹For there is no truth in their mouths;
    their hearts are destruction;
their throats are open graves;
    they flatter with their tongues.
¹⁰Make them bear their guilt, O God;
    let them fall by their own counsels;
because of their many transgressions cast them out,
    for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
    let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
    so that those who love your name may exult in you.
¹²For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
    you cover them with favour as with a shield.

Psalm 6

Prayer for Recovery from Grave Illness

To the leader: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

¹O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger,
    or discipline me in your wrath.
²Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
    O Lord, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror.
³My soul also is struck with terror,
    while you, O Lord—how long?

⁴Turn, O Lord, save my life;
deliver me for the sake of your steadfast love.
⁵For in death there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who can give you praise?

⁶I am weary with my moaning;
    every night I flood my bed with tears;
    I drench my couch with my weeping.
⁷My eyes waste away because of grief;
    they grow weak because of all my foes.

⁸Depart from me, all you workers of evil,
    for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
⁹The Lord has heard my supplication;
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
¹⁰All my enemies shall be ashamed and struck with terror;
    they shall turn back, and in a moment be put to shame.

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

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