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

To the Overseer, `Concerning the Inheritances.' -- A Psalm of David. My sayings hear, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.

2 G ive heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray.

Be attentive to the voice of my cry, My king and my God, For unto Thee I pray habitually.

3 M y voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.

Jehovah, morning Thou hearest my voice, morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.

4 F or You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You.

For not a God desiring wickedness Thou, Evil inhabiteth Thee not.

5 T he boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity.

The boastful station not themselves before Thine eyes: Thou hast hated all working iniquity.

6 Y ou shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

Thou destroyest those speaking lies, A man of blood and deceit Jehovah doth abominate.

7 B ut as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.

And I, in the abundance of Thy kindness, I enter Thy house, I bow myself toward Thy holy temple in Thy fear.

8 L ead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face.

O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way,

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

For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart mischiefs, An open grave their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

10 P ronounce them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, For they have rebelled against You.

Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall from their own counsels, In the abundance of their transgressions Drive them away, Because they have rebelled against Thee.

11 B ut let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.

And rejoice do all trusting in Thee, To the age they sing, and Thou coverest them over, And those loving Thy name exult in Thee.

12 F or You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.

For Thou blessest the righteous, O Jehovah, As a buckler with favour dost compass him!