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Psalms, Psalm 5

¹ Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my^a Or meditationgroaning. ² Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, For to You I pray. ³ In the morning, O LORD,^b Or May You hearYou will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my^c Or sacrificeprayer to You and eagerly watch.	1 Psa 54:2 Psa 104:34 2 Psa 140:6 Psa 84:3 3 Psa 88:13 Psa 130:5
⁴ For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil^d Lit sojournsdwells with You. ⁵ The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do iniquity. ⁶ You destroy those who speak falsehood; The LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit. ⁷ But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house, ^e Or TowardAt Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.	4 Psa 11:5 Psa 34:16 Psa 92:15 5 Psa 73:3 Psa 75:4 Psa 1:5 Psa 11:5 Psa 45:7 6 Psa 52:4 Psa 52:5 Psa 55:23 7 Psa 69:13 Psa 138:2 Psa 115:11 Psa 115:13
⁸ O LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of^f Or those who lie in wait for memy foes; Make Your way^g Or smoothstraight before me. ⁹ There is nothing^h Or truereliable inⁱ Lit his mouthwhat they say; Their inward part is destruction itself. Their throat is an open grave; They^j Or make their tongue smoothflatter with their tongue. ¹⁰ Hold them guilty, O God; By their own devices let them fall! In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out, For they are rebellious against You.	8 Psa 31:3 Psa 31:1 Psa 27:11 9 Psa 52:3 Psa 7:14 Rom 3:13 10 Psa 9:16 Psa 36:12 Psa 107:10 Psa 107:11
¹¹ But let all who take refuge in You be glad, Let them ever sing for joy; And^k Or You sheltermay You shelter them, That those who love Your name may exult in You. ¹² For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O LORD, You surround him with favor as with a shield.	11 Psa 2:12 Psa 33:1 Psa 64:10 Psa 12:7 Psa 69:36 12 Psa 29:11 Psa 32:7 Psa 32:10


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