[1] Listen to my words, O LORD, Consider my groaning and sighing. [2] Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, For to You I pray. [3] In the morning, O LORD, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart]. [4] For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil [person] dwells with You. [5] The boastful and the arrogant will not stand in Your sight; You hate all who do evil. [6] You destroy those who tell lies; The LORD detests and rejects the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. [7] But as for me, I will enter Your house through the abundance of Your steadfast love and tender mercy; At Your holy temple I will bow [obediently] in reverence for You. [8] O LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight (direct, right) before me. [9] For there is nothing trustworthy or reliable or truthful in what they say; Their heart is destruction [just a treacherous chasm, a yawning gulf of lies]. Their throat is an open grave; They [glibly] flatter with their [silken] tongue. [10] Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own designs and councils! Cast them out because of the abundance of their transgressions, For they are mutinous and have rebelled against You. [11] But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice, Let them ever sing for joy; Because You cover and shelter them, Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You. [12] For You, O LORD, bless the righteous man [the one who is in right standing with You]; You surround him with favor as with a shield.
