To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.

1Give ear to my words, O LORD,

Consider my meditation.

2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God:

For unto thee will I pray.

3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;

In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness:

Neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight:

Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing:

The LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

7But 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.

8Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies;

Make thy way straight before my face.

9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;

Their inward part is very wickedness;

Their throat is an open sepulchre;

They flatter with their tongue.

10Destroy 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.

11But 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.

12For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous;

With favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.