To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth , A Psalm of David .
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 .