Psalm 5

GIve ear unto my words, O Lord,
my meditation waigh;
Attend to my loud cry, my King,
my God, to thee I pray.
My pray'r each morning I'le direct
in order unto thee,
And will look out, each morning, when
I cry, thou hearest mee.

For thou art not a God that art
pleas'd with iniquitie.
Neither shall any evil thing
sojourn at all with thee.
Mad foolish men shall never stand
before thine holy eye,
But thou in heart dost hate all those
that work iniquitie.

And thou shalt utterly destroy
all those that utter lies;
The man of blouds the Lord abhors,
and such as frauds devise.
But I in thy large mercies will
within thine house appear,
And in thine holy Temple thee
will worship in thy fear.

Because mine enemies watch my steps,
Lord, in thy truth lead me,
And clear thy way before my face,
lest I ensnared be.
For there's no firmnesse in their mouth,
within them mischief lies,
Their throat's an open sepulcher,
their tongue speaks flatteries.

Destroy them, Lord, and let them still
fall by their own counsell;
Cast them out in their many sins,
against thee that rebell.
As for all those that put their trust
in thee, let them rejoice,
And always in loud shouts for joy,
let them lift up their voice.

Because thou sav'st and cover'st them,
and those that love thy name,
Continually let them likewise
be joyful in the same.
For thou, Lord, on the righteous wilt
cause blessings to abound;
And with thy favour as a shield
thou wilt him compasse round.