1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

1 Vir die musiekleier; met fluite. 'n Psalm van Dawid.

2 o HERE, luister na my woorde, let op my versugting.

3 Gee ag op die stem van my hulpgeroep, my Koning en my God, want tot U bid ek.

4 In die môre , HERE, sal U my stem hoor; in die môre sal ek dit aan U voorlê en afwag.

5 Want U is nie 'n God wat behae het in goddeloosheid nie; die kwaaddoener sal by U nie vertoef nie.

6 Die onsinniges sal voor u oë nie standhou nie; U haat al die werkers van ongeregtigheid.

7 U sal die leuensprekers laat omkom; van die man van bloed en bedrog het die HERE 'n afsku.

8 Maar ek, deur die grootheid van u goedertierenheid mag ek in u huis ingaan, my buig na u heilige tempel, in u vrees.

9 HERE, lei my in u geregtigheid om my vyande ontwil; maak u weg voor my reg.

10 Want in hulle mond is niks betroubaars nie; hulle binneste bring onheil; hulle keel is 'n oop graf; hulle maak hul tong glad.

11 Verklaar hulle skuldig, o God! Laat hulle val deur hul planne; dryf hulle weg oor die menigte van hul oortredinge, want hulle is wederstrewig teen U.

12 Maar laat hulle almal bly wees wat by U skuil; laat hulle vir ewig jubel, en beskut U hulle; en laat in U juig die wat u Naam liefhet. [ (Psalms 5:13) Want U seën die regverdige, o HERE, U omring hom met welbehae soos met 'n skild. ]