Parallel Bible results for "psalms 5"

Psalms 5

MSG

KJV

1 Listen, God! Please, pay attention! Can you make sense of these ramblings,
1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
2 my groans and cries? King-God, I need your help.
2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3 Every morning you'll hear me at it again. Every morning I lay out the pieces of my life on your altar and watch for fire to descend.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
4 You don't socialize with Wicked, or invite Evil over as your houseguest.
4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5 Hot-Air-Boaster collapses in front of you; you shake your head over Mischief-Maker.
5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6 God destroys Lie-Speaker; Blood-Thirsty and Truth-Bender disgust you.
6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
7 And here I am, your invited guest - it's incredible! I enter your house; here I am, prostrate in your inner sanctum,
7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
8 Waiting for directions to get me safely through enemy lines.
8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
9 Every word they speak is a land mine; their lungs breathe out poison gas. Their throats are gaping graves, their tongues slick as mudslides.
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
10 Pile on the guilt, God! Let their so-called wisdom wreck them. Kick them out! They've had their chance.
10 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.
11 But you'll welcome us with open arms when we run for cover to you. Let the party last all night! Stand guard over our celebration.
11 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.
12 You are famous, God, for welcoming God-seekers, for decking us out in delight.
12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
The King James Version is in the public domain.