For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David.

• ¹Give ear to my words, Yahweh.
• Consider my meditation.

• ²Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God;
• for to you do I pray.

• ³Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice.
• In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

• ⁴For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness.
• Evil can’t live with you.

• ⁵The arrogant shall not stand in your sight.
• You hate all workers of iniquity.

• ⁶You will destroy those who speak lies.
• Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

• ⁷But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house.
• I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.

• ⁸Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies.
• Make your way straight before my face.

• ⁹For there is no faithfulness in their mouth.
• Their heart is destruction.
• Their throat is an open tomb.
• They flatter with their tongue.

• ¹⁰Hold them guilty, God.
• Let them fall by their own counsels;

• Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions,
• for they have rebelled against you.

• ¹¹But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice,
• Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them.

• Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.
• ¹²For you will bless the righteous.

• Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.