1 Listen to my words, LORD; consider my sighing.
2 Pay attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for I pray to you.
3 In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you and watch expectantly.
4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with you.
5 The boastful cannot stand in your sight; you hate all evildoers.
6 You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors violent and treacherous people.
7 But I enter your house by the abundance of your faithful love; I bow down toward your holy temple in reverential awe of you.
8 LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of my adversaries; make your way straight before me.
9 For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues.
10 Punish them, God; let them fall by their own schemes. Drive them out because of their many crimes, for they rebel against you.
11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them shout for joy forever. May you shelter them, and may those who love your name boast about you.
12 For you, LORD, bless the righteous one; you surround him with favor like a shield.
Book Summary
Psalms is the Bible's songbook: one hundred fifty prayers and hymns of praise, lament, thanksgiving, and trust, many attributed to David. From the depths of despair to the heights of worship, it has voiced the prayers of God's people for millennia.
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