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.

Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will 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 You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.

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

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

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

The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity.

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

You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty 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 Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your 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 Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your 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 destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; 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.

Pronounce 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.

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 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.

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