1 ¶ Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my meditation.
Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.
2 H earken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God, for unto thee will I pray.
Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to you do I pray.
3 M y voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; early will I present myself unto thee and wait.
Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
4 F or thou art not a God that loves wickedness; neither shall one who is evil dwell with thee.
For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.
5 T he foolish (those who are governed by carnal thoughts or desires) shall not stand in thy sight; thou dost hate all workers of iniquity.
The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity.
6 T hou shalt destroy those that speak lies: the LORD will abominate the bloody and deceitful man.
You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty 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.
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 L ead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.
9 F or there is no uprightness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.
10 D eclare 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.
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 A nd 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.
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 F or thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.