Give Ear to My Words

For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David (beloved).

1 Give ear to my words, O LORD {YHWH};

consider my groaning.

2Attend to the sound of my cry,

my King and my God {Elohay},

for to You I pray.

3In the morning, O LORD {YHWH}, You hear my voice;

at daybreak I lay my plea before You

and wait in expectation.

4For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;

no evil can dwell with You.

5The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;

You hate all workers of iniquity.

6You destroy those who tell lies;

the LORD {YHWH} abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

7But I will enter Your house

by the abundance of Your loving devotion {chesed};a

in reverence I will bow down

toward Your holy temple.

8Lead me, O LORD {YHWH}, in Your righteousness

because of my enemies;

make straight Your way before me.

9For not a word they speak can be trusted;

destruction lies within them.

Their throats are open graves;

their tongues practice deceit (flattery).b

10Declare them guilty, O God {Elohim};

let them fall by their own devices.

Drive them out for their many transgressions,

for they have rebelled against You.

11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;

let them ever shout for joy.

May You shelter them,

that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

12For surely You, O LORD {YHWH}, bless the righteous;

You surround them with the shield of Your favor.