Study Desk

For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm.

Listen to my words, Lord ; consider my sighing.^(a)

Pay attention to the sound of my cry,^(b) my King and my God,^(c) for I pray to You.

At daybreak,^(d) Lord , You hear my voice; at daybreak I plead my case to You^(e) and watch expectantly.

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with You.^(f)

The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;^(g) You hate all evildoers.^(h)

You destroy those who tell lies;⁽ⁱ⁾ the Lord abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.^(j)

But 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)

Lord , lead me in Your righteousness^(m) because of my adversaries;^[a] make Your way straight before me.⁽ⁿ⁾

For there is nothing reliable in what they say;^[b](o) destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues.^(p)

Punish them, God; let them fall by their own schemes.^(q) Drive them out^(r) because of their many crimes, for they rebel against You.^(s)

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;^(t) let them shout for joy forever. May You shelter them,^(u) and may those who love Your name boast about You.^(v)

For You, Lord , bless the righteous one; You surround him with favor like a shield.^(w)