UST PSA Chapter 5

A psalm written by David for the choir leader, to be accompanied by people playing flutes.

5 Yahweh, listen to what I say!

Comprehend my distressed sigh.

2 Since you are my king and my God,

hear and respond when I plead aloud for rescuing,

because I am praying to you only.

3 Yahweh, you will hear me pleading each morning.

Every morning I will request that you save me, and I will wait for you to do it.

4 You are a God who certainly does not approve of wicked people;

evil-doers never stay as your guests.

5 Boasters are not allowed to come worship you.

You hate everyone who does evil things.

6 You kill liars.

Yahweh despises murderers and people who deceive others.

7 As for me, I will come worship you where you live, because you are extremely faithful.

I will reverently kneel to worship you at your sacred temple.

8 Yahweh, my enemies are watching me to try to catch me doing something wrong.

Please show me how to do what is right, just as you always do what is right.

Make it easy for me to live obediently to you.

9 Please do this because my enemies are untrustworthy;

one of their strongest desires is to destroy people.

They speak things that are vile like the smell of an open grave.

They flatter people to trap and destroy them.

10 O God, declare that they are guilty and punish them.

Cause to happen to them the harmful events that they plan to cause to happen to others.

Get rid of them because they have sinned often,

and rebelled against you.

11 But enable all the people who ask you to protect them to be glad;

enable them to sing gladly always.

Please protect them.

Enable everyone who loves it when you are famous to praise you.

12 I ask this because Yahweh, you always bless those who act righteously;

you protect them as if your good acts are like a shield around them.