1 G ive ear to my words, O Lord, 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 will I pray.

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

3 M y voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

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: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

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

5 T he foolish 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 shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody 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, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and 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 Lord, 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 D estroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast 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 put their trust 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, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him 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.