# Psalm 5 To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. 
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1. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. 
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2. Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray. 
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3. O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. 
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4. For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you. 
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5. The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers. 
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6. You destroy those who speak lies; the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. 
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7. But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you. 
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8. Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me. 
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9. For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue. 
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10. Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you. 
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11. But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you. 
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12. For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with a shield. 

(ESV)