1 Give ear to my words, Yahweh.

Consider my meditation.

2 Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God,

for I pray to you.

3 Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice.

In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

4 For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness.

Evil can’t live with you.

5 The arrogant will not stand in your sight.

You hate all workers of iniquity.

6 You will destroy those who speak lies.

Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

7 But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house.

I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.

8 Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies.

Make your way straight before my face.

9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth.

Their heart is destruction.

Their throat is an open tomb.

They flatter with their tongue.

10 Hold them guilty, God.

Let them fall by their own counsels.

Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions,

for they have rebelled against you.

11 But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice.

Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them.

Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.

12 For you will bless the righteous.

Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.

1 To the Overcomer upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. 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; early [will I] present myself unto thee and wait.

4 For thou [art] not a God that loves wickedness; neither shall one who is evil dwell with thee.

5 The foolish [those who are governed by carnal thoughts or desires] shall not stand in thy sight; thou dost hate all workers of iniquity.

6 Thou shalt destroy those that speak lies: the LORD will abominate 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 I will 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 uprightness in their mouth; their inward part [is] very wickedness; their throat [is] an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

10 Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out for the multitude of their rebellions; for they have rebelled against thee.

11 And all those that put their trust in thee shall rejoice: they shall ever be in jubilee, for thou shalt cover them; and all that love thy name shall be joyful in thee.

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