Psalm 5 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

Psa 5:1

Psa 5:1To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.
Give ear to my words, O LORD;
consider my groaning.

Psa 5:2

Psa 5:2Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you do I pray.

Psa 5:3

Psa 5:3O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you[fn] and watch.

Psa 5:4

Psa 5:4For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil may not dwell with you.

Psa 5:5

Psa 5:5The boastful shall not stand before your eyes;
you hate all evildoers.

Psa 5:6

Psa 5:6You destroy those who speak lies;
the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

Psa 5:7

Psa 5:7But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house.
I will bow down toward your holy temple
in the fear of you.

Psa 5:8

Psa 5:8Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
make your way straight before me.

Psa 5:9

Psa 5:9For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is destruction;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongue.

Psa 5:10

Psa 5:10Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.

Psa 5:11

Psa 5:11But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may exult in you.

Psa 5:12

Psa 5:12For you bless the righteous, O LORD;
you cover him with favor as with a shield.

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(5:3)

Or I direct my prayer to you

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Psalm 5 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

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