Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.
For the music director; for● flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.
aListen to my words, LORD,Consider my bsighing.Heb NehilothPs 54:2Ps 104:342 Listen to athe sound of my cry for help, bmy King and my God,For to You I pray.Ps 140:6Ps 84:33 In the morning, LORD, 1You will hear my voice;In the amorning I will present my 2prayer to You and be on the bwatch.Or May You hearOr sacrificePs 88:13Ps 130:5
4 For You are not a God awho takes pleasure in wickedness;bNo evil can dwell with You.Ps 11:5; 34:16Ps 92:155 The aboastful will not bstand before Your eyes;You chate all who do injustice.Ps 73:3; 75:4Ps 1:5Ps 11:5; 45:76 You adestroy those who speak lies;The LORD loathes bthe person of bloodshed and deceit.Ps 52:4, 5Ps 55:237 But as for me, aby Your abundant graciousness I will enter Your house,1At Your holy temple I will bbow in creverence for You.Or TowardPs 69:13Ps 138:2Ps 115:11, 13
8 LORD, alead me bin Your righteousness cbecause of my enemies;Make Your way 1straight before me.Or smoothPs 31:3Ps 31:1Ps 27:119 For there is anothing 1trustworthy in 2their mouth;Their binward part is destruction itself.Their cthroat is an open grave;They 3flatter with their tongue.Or trueSo ancient versions; MT hisOr make their tongue smoothPs 52:3Ps 7:14Rom 3:1310 Make them pay, God;aHave them fall by their own schemes!bScatter them in the multitude of their wrongdoings,For they are crebellious against You.Ps 9:16Ps 36:12Ps 107:10, 11
11 But arejoice, all who btake refuge in You,Sing for joy forever!And 1may You cshelter them,That those who dlove Your name may rejoice in You.Or You shelterPs 33:1; 64:10Ps 2:12Ps 12:7Ps 69:3612 For You abless the righteous person, LORD,You bsurround him with favor as with a shield.Ps 29:11Ps 32:7, 10