1. Give ear to my words, Hashem, consider my meditation.
2. [3] Pay heed unto the voice of my cry, Malki v'Elohai; for unto Thee will I daven.
3. [4] My voice shalt Thou hear in the boker, Hashem; in the boker will I bring my prayer before Thee as a spiritual sacrifice and wait for an answer.
4. [5] For Thou art not El that hath pleasure in resha; neither shall rah dwell with Thee.
5. [6] The holelim (arrogant) shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6. [7] Thou shalt destroy them that speak kazav (falsehood); Hashem will abhor the ish damim u'mirmah (bloody and deceitful man).
7. [8] But as for me, I will come into Thy Bais in the multitude of Thy chesed; and in Thy fear will I bow down toward Thy Heikhal Kodesh.
8. [9] Lead me, Hashem, in Thy tzedakah because of mine enemies; make Thy Derech straight before my face.
9. [10] For there is nothing trustworthy in their mouth; their inwardness is a corruptible abyss; their throat is an open kever; they speak smooth deceit with their leshon.
10. [11] Punish them, Elohim; let them fall by their own intrigues; in the multitude of their peysha'im cast them out; for they have rebelled against Thee.
11. [12] But let all those that take refuge in Thee rejoice; let them shout for joy l'olam, and spread Thou protection over them that they be joyful in Thee, who love Shemecha (Thy Name).
12. [13] For Thou, Hashem, wilt bless the Tzaddik; with ratzon (favor) wilt Thou encompass him as with a tzinnah (large rectangular shield).