1 H ear my words, O Lord. Think about my crying.

Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.

2 L isten to my cry for help, my King and my God. For I pray to you.

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

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

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

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

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5 T he proud cannot stand before You. You hate all who do wrong.

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6 Y ou destroy those who tell lies. The Lord hates liars and men who kill other people.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

7 B ut 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.

But 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.

8 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.

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

9 F or 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.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

10 H old 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.

Destroy 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.

11 B ut 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.

But 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.

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

For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.