AMP

AMP

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Format by: Verse Paragraph
Strong's
Red Letter
Audio Bibles
The Blue Letter Bible

Psalm 5 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

Choose a new font size and typeface
Audio Bibles

Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:1 -

To the Chief Musician; on wind instruments. A Psalm of David.

Listen to my words, O LORD,

Consider my groaning and sighing.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:2 -

Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,

For to You I pray.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:3 -

In the morning, O LORD, You will hear my voice;

In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:4 -

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;

No evil [person] dwells with You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:5 -

The boastful and the arrogant will not stand in Your sight;

You hate all who do evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6 -

You destroy those who tell lies;

The LORD detests and rejects the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:7 -

But as for me, I will enter Your house through the abundance of Your steadfast love and tender mercy;

At Your holy temple I will bow [obediently] in reverence for You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:8 -

O LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies;

Make Your way straight (direct, right) before me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:9 -

For there is nothing trustworthy or reliable or truthful in what they say;

Their heart is destruction [just a treacherous chasm, a yawning gulf of lies].

Their throat is an open grave;

They [glibly] flatter with their [silken] tongue.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:10 -

Hold them guilty, O God;

Let them fall by their own designs and councils!

Cast them out because of the abundance of their transgressions,

For they are mutinous and have rebelled against You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:11 -

But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice,

Let them ever sing for joy;

Because You cover and shelter them,

Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:12 -

For You, O LORD, bless the righteous man [the one who is in right standing with You];

You surround him with favor as with a shield.

AMP

Amplified Bible Copyright (c) 2015 by

The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631 All rights reserved.

For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
AMP
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
AMP

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan