Psalms 5

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1 Give ear to my words, O Lord , consider my meditation . 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King , and my God: for unto thee will I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord ; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness : neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. 7 But 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 . 8 Lead me, O Lord , in thy righteousness because of mine enemies ; make thy way straight before my face. 9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 10 Destroy 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. 11 But 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. 12 For thou, Lord , wilt bless the righteous ; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. TG Meditation . Isa. 43:15 . Alma 37:37 (36–37) . Job 27:4 (4–5) . TG Evil . Alma 5:32 (32–38) . OR reverence. 1 Kgs. 8:48 (44–48) ; Dan. 6:10 ; Jonah 2:4 . TG Enemies . Luke 11:44 ; Acts 23:3 . Rom. 3:13 . TG Flatter . Mosiah 15:26 (26–27) ; Hel. 8:25 . HEB sing. 2 Ne. 9:18 ; Alma 40:12 (12–14) ; D&C 29:27 (27–28) ; 88:26 (25–26) .