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Til söngstjórans. Með hljóðpípu. Davíðssálmur.

Heyr orð mín, Drottinn, gef gaum að andvörpum mínum.

Hlýð þú á kveinstafi mína, konungur minn og Guð minn, því að til þín bið ég.

Drottinn, á morgnana heyrir þú rödd mína, á morgnana legg ég bæn mína fram fyrir þig, og ég bíð þín.

Þú ert eigi sá Guð, er óguðlegt athæfi líki, hinir vondu fá eigi að dveljast hjá þér.

Hinir hrokafullu fá eigi staðist fyrir þér, þú hatar alla er illt gjöra.

Þú tortímir þeim, sem lygar mæla, á blóðvörgum og svikurum hefir Drottinn andstyggð.

En ég fæ að ganga í hús þitt fyrir mikla miskunn þína, fæ að falla fram fyrir þínu heilaga musteri í ótta frammi fyrir þér.

Drottinn, leið mig eftir réttlæti þínu sakir óvina minna, gjör sléttan veg þinn fyrir mér.

10 Einlægni er ekki til í munni þeirra, hjarta þeirra er glötunardjúp. Kok þeirra er opin gröf, með tungu sinni hræsna þeir.

11 Dæm þá seka, Guð, falli þeir sakir ráðagjörða sinna, hrind þeim burt sakir hinna mörgu afbrota þeirra, því að þeir storka þér.

12 Allir kætast, er treysta þér, þeir fagna að eilífu, því að þú verndar þá. Þeir sem elska nafn þitt gleðjast yfir þér.

13 Því að þú, Drottinn, blessar hinn réttláta, hlífir honum með náð þinni eins og með skildi.

Psalm 5[a]

For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David.

Listen(A) to my words, Lord,
    consider my lament.(B)
Hear my cry for help,(C)
    my King and my God,(D)
    for to you I pray.

In the morning,(E) Lord, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly.(F)
For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    with you, evil people(G) are not welcome.
The arrogant(H) cannot stand(I)
    in your presence.
You hate(J) all who do wrong;
    you destroy those who tell lies.(K)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.
But I, by your great love,
    can come into your house;
in reverence(L) I bow down(M)
    toward your holy temple.(N)

Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness(O)
    because of my enemies—
    make your way straight(P) before me.
Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
    their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;(Q)
    with their tongues they tell lies.(R)
10 Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,(S)
    for they have rebelled(T) against you.
11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
    let them ever sing for joy.(U)
Spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name(V) may rejoice in you.(W)

12 Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;(X)
    you surround them(Y) with your favor as with a shield.(Z)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-12 is numbered 5:2-13.

Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.