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Psalm 5 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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A Prayer for Guidance
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:1 - To the Chief Musician. With flutes.[fn] A Psalm of David.

Give ear to my words, O LORD,
Consider my meditation.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:2 - Give heed to the voice of my cry,
My King and my God,
For to You I will pray.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:3 - My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD;
In the morning I will direct it to You,
And I will look up.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:4 - For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness,
Nor shall evil dwell with You.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:5 - The boastful shall not stand in Your sight;
You hate all workers of iniquity.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6 - You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;
The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:7 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:8 - Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;
Make Your way straight before my face.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:9 - For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;
Their inward part is destruction;
Their throat is an open tomb;
They flatter with their tongue.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:10 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:11 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:12 - For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
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New King James Version, © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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For more information on this translation, see the NKJV Preface.

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