1 G ive ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my groaning.

Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.

2 H eed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, For to You I pray.

Hearken unto the voice of my crying, my king and my God; for to thee will I pray.

3 I n the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.

Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.

4 F or You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil dwells with You.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee.

5 T he boastful shall not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do iniquity.

Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6 Y ou destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.

7 B ut as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house, At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.

But as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear.

8 O Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes; Make Your way straight before me.

Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.

9 T here is nothing reliable in what they say; Their inward part is destruction itself. Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.

For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

10 H old 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.

Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee.

11 B ut let all who take refuge in You be glad, Let them ever sing for joy; And may You shelter them, That those who love Your name may exult in You.

And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.

12 F or it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield.

For thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou surround him as a shield.