Psalm 5

1 
Give ear to my words, O Lord ,
Consider my groaning.

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 order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.

4 
For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil dwells with You.

5 
The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes;
You hate all who do iniquity.

6 
You destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

7 
But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house,
At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.

8 
O Lord , lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes;
Make Your way straight before me.

9 
There is nothing reliable in what they say;
Their inward part is destruction itself.
Their throat is an open grave;
They flatter with their tongue.

10 
Hold them guilty, O God;
By their own devices let them fall!
In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out,
For they are rebellious against You.

11 
But let all who take refuge in You be glad,
Let them ever sing for joy;
And may You shelter them,
That those who love Your name may exult in You.

12 
For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord ,
You surround him with favor as with a shield.

PSALM 6

Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.

Psalm 6

1 
O Lord , do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor chasten me in Your wrath.

2 
Be gracious to me, O Lord , for I am pining away;
Heal me, O Lord , for my bones are dismayed.

3 
And my soul is greatly dismayed;
But You, O Lord --how long?

4 
Return, O Lord , rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your lovingkindness.

5 
For there is no mention of You in death;
In Sheol who will give You thanks?

6 
I am weary with my sighing;
Every night I make my bed swim,
I dissolve my couch with my tears.

7 
My eye has wasted away with grief;
It has become old because of all my adversaries.

8 
Depart from me, all you who do iniquity,
For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

9 
The Lord has heard my supplication,
The Lord receives my prayer.

10 
All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly dismayed;
They shall turn back, they will suddenly be ashamed.

PSALM 7

The L\{ORD}/ Implored to Defend the Psalmist against the Wicked.

Psalm 7

1 
O Lord my God, in You I have taken refuge;
Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

2 
Or he will tear my soul like a lion,
Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

3 
O Lord my God, if I have done this,
If there is injustice in my hands,

4 
If I have rewarded evil to my friend,
Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary,

5 
Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it;
And let him trample my life down to the ground
And lay my glory in the dust. Selah.

6 
Arise, O Lord , in Your anger;
Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries,
And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment.

7 
Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You,
And over them return on high.

8 
The Lord judges the peoples;
Vindicate me, O Lord , according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.

9 
O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous;
For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

10 
My shield is with God,
Who saves the upright in heart.

11 
God is a righteous judge,
And a God who has indignation every day.

12 
If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;
He has bent His bow and made it ready.

13 
He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons;
He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

14 
Behold, he travails with wickedness,
And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.

15 
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the hole which he made.

16 
His mischief will return upon his own head,
And his violence will descend upon his own pate.

17 
I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness
And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

PSALM 8

The L\{ORD}/'\{S}/ Glory and Man's Dignity.