Psalms 5:4-12 ▼

4 For You are not a God delighting in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with You.

5 The one boasting shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity.

6 You will destroy those speaking falsehood; a man of blood and deceit YHWH abhors.

7 But I, in the abundance of Your loving devotion, will come into Your house; I will bow down toward the temple of Your Holiness in fear of You.

8 O YHWH, guide me in Your righteousness, on account of my enemies; make straight Your path before my face.

9 For there is no firmness in his mouth; within them is destruction; their throat is a grave being wide open; they make their tongue smooth.

10 Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices; in the abundance of their transgressions drive them away, for they have rebelled against You.

11 And let all those taking refuge in You rejoice forever; let them shout for joy, and may You cover them over; and let those loving Your name exult in You.

12 For You will bless the righteous one, O YHWH; as a shield You will surround him with favor.