Psalms 5 - Christian Standard Bible（CSB）

The Refuge of the RighteousFor the choir director: with the flutes. A psalm of David.

1Listen to my words, Lord;

consider my sighing. 

2Pay attention to the sound of my cry, 

my King and my God, 

for I pray to you.

3In the morning,  Lord, you hear my voice;

in the morning I plead my case to you  and watch expectantly.

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

evil cannot dwell with you. 

5The boastful cannot stand in your sight; 

you hate all evildoers. 

6You destroy those who tell lies; 

the Lord abhors violent and treacherous people. 

7But I enter your house

by the abundance of your faithful love; 

I bow down toward your holy temple

in reverential awe of you. 

8 Lord, lead me in your righteousness 

because of my adversaries;

make your way straight before me. 

9For there is nothing reliable in what they say; 

destruction is within them;

their throat is an open grave;

they flatter with their tongues. 

10Punish them, God;

let them fall by their own schemes. 

Drive them out  because of their many crimes,

for they rebel against you. 

11But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; 

let them shout for joy forever.

May you shelter them, 

and may those who love your name boast about you. 

12For you, Lord, bless the righteous one;

you surround him with favor like a shield.