Give Ear to My Words

1For the one directing. With the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.

1 Give ear to my words, O YHWH;

have regard for my murmuring.

2Be attentive to the voice of my cry,

O my King and my God,

for to You I pray.

3O YHWH, in the morning You hear my voice;

in the morning I direct it to You,

and I keep watch.

4For You are not a God delighting in wickedness;

evil shall not sojourn with You.

5The one boasting shall not stand in Your sight;

You hate all workers of iniquity.

6You will destroy those speaking falsehood;

a man of blood and deceit YHWH abhors.

7But I, in the abundance of Your loving devotion,†

will come into Your house;

I will bow down toward the temple of Your Holiness

in fear of You.

8O YHWH, guide me in Your righteousness,

on account of my enemies;

make straight Your path before my face.

9For there is no firmness in his mouth;

their inward being is destruction;

their throat is a grave being wide open;

they make their tongue smooth.†

10Declare them guilty, O God;

let them fall by their own devices;

in the abundance of their transgressions drive them away,

for they have rebelled against You.

11And let all those seeking refuge in You rejoice forever;

let them shout for joy,

and may You cover them over;

and let those loving Your name exult in You.

12For You will bless the righteous one, O YHWH;

as a shield You will surround him with favor.