1. LISTEN TO my words, O Lord, give heed to my sighing and groaning.
2. Hear the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You do I pray.
3. In the morning You hear my voice, O Lord; in the morning I prepare [a prayer, a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].
4. For You are not a God Who takes pleasure in wickedness; neither will the evil [man] so much as dwell [temporarily] with You.
5. Boasters can have no standing in Your sight; You abhor all evildoers.
6. You will destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors [and rejects] the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7. But as for me, I will enter Your house through the abundance of Your steadfast love and mercy; I will worship toward and at Your holy temple in reverent fear and awe of You.
8. Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way level (straight and right) before my face.
9. For there is nothing trustworthy or steadfast or truthful in their talk; their heart is destruction [or a destructive chasm, a yawning gulf]; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter and make smooth with their tongue. [Rom. 3:13.]