^1aTo the choirmaster in singing set to wind instruments.↑

A Psalm of David.

^1bO Lord, listen to my words;

Consider my meditation.

²Hearken to my call of crying out,

O my king and my God,

For to you I pray.

³O Lord, you hear my voice in the morning;

In the morning I will marshal my thoughts to you

And keep watch.

⁴For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;

No evil dwells in you.

⁵Those who boast shall not stand in your sight;

You hate all who are engaged in iniquity.

⁶You will destroy those who speak falsehood;

The Lord abhors the man of blood and deceit.

⁷But as for me, I will go to your house in the abundance of your kindness;

I will worship facing your holy temple

In fear of you.

⁸Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness

On account of my adversaries;

Make your way straight ahead of me.

⁹For there is no rectitude in his mouth;

Their inner heart consists of lusts.

¹⁰Condemn them, O God,

Let them fall by their own plans.

Drive them out for the multitude of their transgressions,

For they have rebelled against you.

¹¹Then all who put their trust in you will rejoice;

They will shout for joy age-abidingly,

And you will protect them,

And those who love your name

Will exult in you.

¹²For you, O Lord, will bless the righteous man;

You will surround him with delight like a shield.

Reference(s) in Chapter 5: v.9 ↔ Romans 3:13.