For the Chief Musician; with the {Or, wind instruments}Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.
Give ear to my words, O Jehovah,
Consider my meditation.
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God;
For unto thee do I pray.
O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice;
In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness:
{Or, The evil man}Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
{Or, Fools}The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight:
Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies:
Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
But as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house:
In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of {Or, them that lie in wait for me}mine enemies;
Make thy way {Or, level}straight before my face.
For there is no {Or, stedfastness}faithfulness in their mouth;
Their inward part is {Or, a yawning gulf}very wickedness;
Their throat is an open sepulchre;
They {Hebrew: make smooth with tongue}flatter with their tongue.
Hold them guilty, O God;
Let them fall {Or, from their counsels}by their own counsels;
Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions;
For they have rebelled against thee.
{Or, So shall all those…rejoice. They shall shout…and thou shall defend them: They shall also…shall be joyful in thee}But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice,
Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them:
Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
For thou wilt bless the righteous;
O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.
Querverweise zu Psalm 5,8 Ps 5,8
Show me thy ways, O Jehovah;Teach me thy paths.
Teach me thy way, O Jehovah;And lead me in a plain path,Because of {Or, them that lie in wait for me}mine enemies.
Show me thy ways, O Jehovah;Teach me thy paths.
Guide me in thy truth, and teach me;For thou art the God of my salvation;For thee do I wait all the day.
{Another reading is, The evil shall return.}He will requite the evil unto {Or, them that lie in wait for me}mine enemies:Destroy thou them in thy truth.
Teach me thy way, O Jehovah;And lead me in a plain path,Because of {Or, them that lie in wait for me}mine enemies.
Teach me thy way, O Jehovah;I will walk in thy truth:Unite my heart to fear thy name.
My God with his lovingkindness will meet me:God will let me see my desire upon {Or, them that lie in wait for me}mine enemies.
Let thine eyes look right on,And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
With my whole heart have I sought thee:Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, {Isaiah 40:3.}The voice of one crying in the wilderness,Make ye ready the way of the Lord,Make his paths straight.
The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness:Teach me thy statutes.
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not {Or, put out of joint}turned out of the way, but rather be healed.
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning;For in thee do I trust:Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk;For I lift up my soul unto thee.
Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: {Hebrew: Unto thee have I hidden.}I flee unto thee to hide me.
Teach me to do thy will;For thou art my God: {Or, Let thy good Spirit lead me}Thy Spirit is good;Lead me in {Or, a plain country}the land of uprightness.
Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart,And lean not upon thine own understanding:
In all thy ways acknowledge him,And he will {Or, make straight (or, plain)}direct thy paths.