Salmos 5

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

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

1 Give ear to my words, O Lord;

consider my *[Ps. 39:3]groaning.

2 Give attention to the sound of my cry,

my *Ps. 84:3King and my God,

for *Ps. 65:2to you do I pray.

3 O Lord, in *Ps. 88:13;119:147;130:6the morning you hear my voice;

in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you*5:3 Or I direct my prayer to you and *[Hab. 2:1]watch.

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

evil may not dwell with you.

5 The *Ps. 73:3;75:4;[Hab. 1:13] boastful shall not *See Ps. 1:5stand before your eyes;

you *Ps. 11:5hate all evildoers.

6 You destroy those who speak *[Ps. 4:2]; Rev. 21:8; 22:15lies;

the Lord abhors *Ps. 55:23the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,

will enter your house.

I will *Ps. 132:7bow down *1 Kgs. 8:29,30toward your *Ps. 11:4;79:1holy temple

in the fear of you.

8 *[Ps. 23:3;25:4,5] Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness

because of my enemies;

*[Ezra 8:21]make your way straight before me.

9 For there is no truth in their mouth;

their inmost self is *Ps. 52:2destruction;

*Cited Rom. 3:13their throat is *Jer. 5:16an open grave;

they *Ps. 12:2;Prov. 2:16;7:5flatter with their tongue.

10 *[Isa. 24:6] Make them bear their guilt, O God;

let them *[2 Sam. 15:31;17:14,23]fall by their own counsels;

because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,

for they have rebelled against you.

11 But let all who *Ps. 2:12take refuge in you *Ps. 33:21rejoice;

let them ever sing for joy,

and spread your protection over them,

that those who love your name may *[Ps. 9:2;1 Sam. 2:1]exult in you.

12 For you *Ps. 115:13bless the righteous, O Lord;

you *[Ps. 103:4] cover him with favor as with *[Ps. 35:2]a shield.