Psalm 5 Prayed

Psalm 5 Prayed
Against corruption in government
and the media

   Give ear to my words, O Lord Jesus,
            consider my sighing.
   Listen to my cry for help,
            my King and my God,
            for to you I pray.
   In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice;
            in the morning I lay my requests before you
            and wait in expectation.

   You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil;
            with you the wicked cannot dwell.
   The arrogant cannot stand in your presence;
            you hate all who do wrong.
   You destroy those who tell lies;
            bloodthirsty and deceitful men
            You, O Lord, abhor.

   But I, by your great mercy,
            will come into your house;
   in reverence will I bow down
            toward your holy temple.
   Lead me, O Lord Jesus, in your righteousness
            because of our enemies
            make straight your way before me.
   Help me to speak the truth in love.
            In everything let me set an example
            by doing what is good.
   Help me show integrity, seriousness
            and soundness of speech
            that cannot be condemned,
   so that those who oppose us may be ashamed
            because they have nothing bad to say about us.

   For as I watch the news
            and see the corruption of world leaders,
   the deceits of politicians,
            and the distortions of the media:
   Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
            their heart is filled with destruction.
   Their throat is an open grave;
            with their tongue they speak deceit.
   Their tongues are a fire, a world of iniquity,
            they set on fire the course of nature;
            and are set on fire by hell. 
   Not one of them can tame their tongue.
            It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
   Declare them guilty, O God!
            Let their intrigues be their downfall.
   Banish them for their many sins,
            for they have rebelled against you.

   But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
            let them ever sing for joy.
   Spread your protection over them,
            that those who love your name
         may rejoice in you.

   For surely, O Lord Jesus,
        you bless the righteous;
   you surround them with your
        favour as with a shield.




Psalm 5
For the director of music. For flutes. A psalm of David.


1   Give ear to my words, O LORD,
            consider my sighing.
2    Listen to my cry for help,
            my King and my God,
            for to you I pray.
3    In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice;
            in the morning I lay my requests
           before you and wait in expectation.

4    You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil;
            with you the wicked cannot dwell.
5    The arrogant cannot stand in your presence;
            you hate all who do wrong.
6    You destroy those who tell lies;
            bloodthirsty and deceitful men
            the LORD abhors.

7 But I, by your great mercy,
           will come into your house;
      in reverence will I bow down
            toward your holy temple.
8    Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness
            because of my enemies—
            make straight your way before me.
Eph. 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love…
Titus 2:7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.


9   Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
            their heart is filled with destruction.
      Their throat is an open grave;
            with their tongue they speak deceit.
Jam. 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity… and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.  7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind.  8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
10  Declare them guilty, O God!
            Let their intrigues be their downfall.
      Banish them for their many sins,
            for they have rebelled against you.

11   But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
            let them ever sing for joy.
       Spread your protection over them,
            that those who love your name
           may rejoice in you.

12  For surely, O LORD,
        you bless the righteous;
     you surround them with your
        favour as with a shield.

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