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• The Book of Psalms. (a. V.)
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To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 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.

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

9 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.

[* ] Ps. 130. 6

[† ] Heb. before thine eyes.

[† ] Heb. the man of bloods and deceit.

[† ] Heb. the temple of thy holiness.

[† ] Heb. those which observe me.

[∥ ] Or, stedfastness.

[† ] Heb in his mouth, that is, in the mouth of any of them.

[† ] Heb. wickednesses.

[* ] Rom. 3. 13.

[∥ ] Or, Make them guilty.

[∥ ] Or, from their counsels.

[† ] Heb. thou coverest over, or, protectest them.

[† ] Heb. crown him.