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1 For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David.
2 Give ear to my words, O LORD;
consider my groaning.
3 Attend to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.
4 In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice;
at daybreak I lay my plea before you
and wait in expectation.
5 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
no evil can dwell with you.
6 The boastful cannot stand in your presence;
you hate all workers of iniquity.
7 You destroy those who tell lies;
the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
8 But I will enter your house
by the abundance of your loving devotion;*5:8 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.
in reverence I will bow down
toward your holy temple.
9 Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
make straight your way before me.
10 For not a word they speak can be trusted;
destruction lies within them.
Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice flattery.†5:10 Or deceit
11 Declare them guilty, O God;
let them fall by their own devices.
Drive them out for their many transgressions,
for they have rebelled against you.
12 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever shout for joy.
May you shelter them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
13 For surely you, O LORD, bless the righteous;
you surround them with the shield of your favor.