{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/5","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T17:24:32.779Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":5,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":4,"nextChapter":6,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":12},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct <i>my prayer</i> unto thee, and will look up."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For thou <i>art</i> not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"But as for me, I will come <i>into</i> thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: <i>and</i> in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"For <i>there is</i> no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part <i>is</i> very wickedness; their throat <i>is</i> an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as <i>with</i> a shield."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 5 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 5](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/5)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/5 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}