The Refuge of the Righteous
For the choir director:with the flutes.A Davidic psalm.
1Listen to my words,LORD;
consider my sighing.a
2Pay attention to the sound of my cry,b
my King and my God,c
for I pray to You.
3At daybreak,dLORD, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to Youe and watch expectantly.
4For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.f
5The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;g
You hate all evildoers.h
6You destroy those who tell lies;i
theLORD abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.j
7But I enter Your house
by the abundance of Your faithful love;k
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.l
8LORD, lead me in Your righteousnessm
because of my adversaries;n
make Your way straight before me.o
9For there is nothing reliable in what they say;p,q
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.r
10Punish them,God;
let them fall by their own schemes.s
Drive them outt because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against You.u
11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;v
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,w
and may those who love Your name boast about You.x
12For You,LORD, bless the righteous one;
You surround him with favor like a shield.y
Footnotes:
a.5:1 Ps 38:9
b.5:2 Ps 28:2
c.5:2 Ps 84:3
d.5:3 Ps 88:13
e.5:3 Jb 13:18; 23:4; Ps 50:21
f.5:4 Ps 92:15
g.5:5 Ps 1:5; 73:3; 75:4
h.5:5 Jb 8:20; Ps 11:5; 45:7
i.5:6 Rv 21:8
j.5:6 Ps 55:23
k.5:7 Ps 69:13; 86:5,15; 106:45; Is 63:7
l.5:7 Ps 138:2
m.5:8 Ps 27:11
n.5:8 Orof those who lie in wait for me
o.5:8 Pr 4:11
p.5:9 Litin his mouth
q.5:9 Ps 52:2
r.5:9 Ps 12:3; Pr 26:28; Rm 3:13
s.5:10 Ps 9:16; 35:8; 141:10
t.5:10 Mt 13:41-42
u.5:10 Pr 17:11
v.5:11 Ps 2:12; 64:10
w.5:11 Ps 31:20; 61:4
x.5:11 Ps 9:2
y.5:12 Gn 15:1; Dt 33:29; Ps 3:3; 18:2; 28:7; 119:114
