New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 5

Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

For the choir director; for Heb Nehilothflute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.

1Giveהַאֲזִ֥ינָה׀ha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238to my wordsאֲמָרַ֖י'a.ma.RaiH561, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Considerבִּ֣ינָהBi.nahH995mygroaningהֲגִֽיגִי׃ha.Gi.giH1901.

2Heedהַקְשִׁ֤יבָה׀hak.Shi.vahH7181the soundלְק֬וֹלle.KolH6963of my cryH7768for helpשַׁוְעִ֗יshav.'IH7773,my Kingמַלְכִּ֥יmal.KiH4428and my Godוֵאלֹהָ֑יve.lo.HaiH430,For to You I prayאֶתְפַּלָּֽל׃'et.pa.LalH6419.

3In the morningבֹּ֭קֶרBo.kerH1242, O Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,You will hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085my voiceH6963; In themorningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242I will orderאֶֽעֱרָךְ־'e.'e.rokh-H6186my prayer to You and eagerlywatchוַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃va.'a.tza.PehH6822.

4For You are not a Godאֵֽל־'el-H410who takesH2655pleasureH2655in wickednessרֶ֥שַׁע׀Re.sha'H7562;NoH3808evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451dwellsיְגֻרְךָ֣ye.gur.KhaH1481with You.

5Theboastfulהֽ֭וֹלְלִיםHo.limH1984shall notstandיִתְיַצְּב֣וּyit.ya.tze.VuH3320beforeלְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048Your eyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869; Youhateשָׂ֝נֵ֗אתָSa.Ne.taH8130allכָּל־kol-H3605who doפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

6Youdestroyתְּאַבֵּד֮te.'a.BedH6those who speakדֹּבְרֵ֪יdoe.ReiH1696falsehoodכָ֫זָ֥בkha.ZavH3577;The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068abhorsיְתָ֘עֵ֥ב׀ye.Ta.'EvH8581the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of bloodshedדָּמִ֥יםda.MimH1818and deceitוּמִרְמָ֗הu.mir.MahH4820.

7But as for me,by Your abundantבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230lovingkindnessחַ֭סְדְּךָChas.de.khaH2617I will enterאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935Your houseבֵיתֶ֑ךָvei.Te.khaH1004,At Your holyקָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗kod.she.chaH6944templeהֵֽיכַל־hei.khal-H1964I willbowאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812inreverenceבְּיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃be.yir.'a.Te.khaH3374for You.

8O Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,leadנְחֵ֬נִיne.Che.niH5148mein Your righteousnessבְצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָve.tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666becauseלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616ofmy foesH7796;Makeהַיְשַׁ֖רho.sharH3474Your wayדַּרְכֶּֽךָ׃dar.Ke.khaH1870straightH3474beforeלְפָנַ֣יle.fa.NaiH6440me.

9ThereH369isnothingH369reliableנְכוֹנָה֮ne.kho.NahH3559inwhatH6310they sayH6310; TheirinwardH7130partH7130is destructionהַ֫וּ֥וֹתha.VotH1942itself. Theirthroatגְּרוֹנָ֑םge.ro.NamH1627is an openפָּת֥וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605graveקֶֽבֶר־ke.ver-H6913; Theyflatterיַחֲלִֽיקוּן׃ya.cha.Li.kunH2505with their tongueלְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗םle.sho.NamH3956.

10HoldH816them guiltyהַֽאֲשִׁימֵ֨ם׀ha.'a.shi.MemH816,O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430;By their own devicesמִֽמֹּעֲצ֪וֹתֵ֫יהֶ֥םmi.mo.'a.Tzo.Tei.HemH4156let them fallיִפְּלוּ֮yi.pe.LuH5307!In the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of their transgressionsפִּ֭שְׁעֵיהֶםPish.'ei.hemH6588thrustהַדִּיחֵ֑מוֹha.di.Che.movH5080them out, For they arerebelliousמָ֥רוּMa.ruH4784against You.

11But let allכָל־khol-H3605whotakeH2620refugeח֪וֹסֵיCho.seiH2620in Yoube gladוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055,Let them everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769singH7442for joyיְ֭רַנֵּנוּYe.ra.ne.nuH7442; And may Youshelterוְתָסֵ֣ךְve.ta.SekhH5526them, That those wholoveאֹהֲבֵ֥י'o.ha.VeiH157Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034may exultוְֽיַעְלְצ֥וּve.ya'.le.TzuH5970in You.

12For it is You whoblessesתְּבָרֵ֪ךְte.va.RekhH1288the righteousצַ֫דִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662manH6662, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Yousurroundתַּעְטְרֶֽנּוּ׃ta'.te.Re.nuH5849him with favorרָצ֥וֹןra.TzonH7522as with a shieldכַּ֝צִּנָּ֗הka.tzi.NahH6793.

Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

For the choir director; for Heb Nehilothflute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 5