1 G ive ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.

Hear my words, O Lord. Think about my crying.

2 H earken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.

Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God. For I pray to you.

3 O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.

In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my prayers before You and will look up.

4 F or thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

You are not a God Who is pleased with what is bad. The sinful cannot be with You.

5 T he arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

The proud cannot stand before You. You hate all who do wrong.

6 T hou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

You destroy those who tell lies. The Lord hates liars and men who kill other people.

7 B ut as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house: In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

But as for me, by Your great loving-kindness, I will come into Your house. At Your holy house I will put my face to the ground before You in love and fear.

8 L ead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.

O Lord, lead me in what is right and good, because of the ones who hate me. Make Your way straight in front of me.

9 F or there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

For in their talk there is no truth. Their hearts destroy. Their mouths are like an open grave. With their tongues, they say sweet-sounding words that are not true.

10 H old them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against thee.

Hold them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own plans. Throw them out because of their many sins. For they have fought against You.

11 B ut let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

But let all who put their trust in You be glad. Let them sing with joy forever. You make a covering for them, that all who love Your name may be glad in You.

12 F or thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.

For You will make those happy who do what is right, O Lord. You will cover them all around with Your favor.