## Psalms Chapter 5

###### Psalms 5:1
[Psalms 5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:1)

לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ אֶֽל־הַנְּחִיל֗וֹת מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
To the chief Musician for flutes, A Psalm of David.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For the conductor, on the nechiloth [a type of instrument], a psalm of David.


###### Psalms 5:2
[Psalms 5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:2)

אֲמָרַ֖י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה׀יְהֹוָ֗ה בִּ֣ינָה הֲגִיגִֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Give ear to my words, O L rd, [(when I have the strength to pray before You — and, when I do not)], understand my meditations [i.e., the agitations of my heart].


###### Psalms 5:3
[Psalms 5:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:3)

הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה**׀** לְק֬וֹל שַׁוְעִ֗י מַלְכִּ֥י וֵאלֹהָ֑י כִּֽי־אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ אֶתְפַּלָּֽל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Hearken to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for to Thee I will pray.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Hear the sound of my cry, my King and my G d, for to You shall I pray.


###### Psalms 5:4
[Psalms 5:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:4)

יְֽהֹוָ֗ה בֹּ֭קֶר תִּשְׁמַ֣ע קוֹלִ֑י בֹּ֥קֶר אֶעֱרׇךְ־לְ֝ךָ֗ וַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning I will direct my prayer to Thee; and will wait expectantly.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
O L rd, in the morning You hear my voice [(entreating You to exact retribution of the wicked [(the morning being their time of judgment (viz. 101:8)]. In the morning I set forth [my prayer] before You, and I hope [(for Your judgment against them)].


###### Psalms 5:5
[Psalms 5:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:5)

כִּ֤י**׀** לֹ֤א אֵֽל־חָפֵ֘ץ־רֶ֥שַׁע׀אָ֑תָּה לֹ֖א יְגֻרְךָ֣ רָֽע׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For Thou art not a God That hast pleasure in wickedness: nor shall evil dwell with Thee.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
[(And it is fitting that I pray thus)] for You are not a G d that desires wickedness — evil shall not abide with You.


###### Psalms 5:6
[Psalms 5:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:6)

לֹֽא־יִתְיַצְּב֣וּ ה֭וֹלְלִים לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינֶ֑יךָ שָׂ֝נֵ֗אתָ כׇּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The boastful shall not stand in Thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The wanton cannot stand before Your eyes; You have hated all doers of wrong.


###### Psalms 5:7
[Psalms 5:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:7)

תְּאַבֵּד֮ דֹּבְרֵ֢י כָ֫זָ֥ב אִישׁ־דָּמִ֥ים וּמִרְמָ֗ה יְתָ֘עֵ֥ב׀יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thou dost destroy them that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
You shall destroy the speakers of lies. The L rd shall abominate the man of blood and deceit [(Esav and his seed)].


###### Psalms 5:8
[Psalms 5:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:8)

וַאֲנִ֗י בְּרֹ֣ב חַ֭סְדְּךָ אָב֣וֹא בֵיתֶ֑ךָ אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה אֶל־הֵֽיכַל־קׇ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ בְּיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But as for me, I will come into Thy house in the multitude of Thy love: and in the fear of Thee I will worship towards Thy holy temple.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And I, in the abundance of Your lovingkindness [(in revealing to us Your wondrous vengeance upon them)] shall come to Your house [to thank You]. I shall bow down to the sanctuary of Your holiness in fear of You.


###### Psalms 5:9
[Psalms 5:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:9)

יְהֹוָ֤ה**׀** נְחֵ֬נִי בְצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָ לְמַ֥עַן שׁוֹרְרָ֑י (הושר) [הַיְשַׁ֖ר] לְפָנַ֣י דַּרְכֶּֽךָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Lead me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness because of my enemies; make Thy way straight before my face.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
O L rd, lead me in Your righteousness for the sake of [the undoing of] those who eye me [for evil]. Make Your path straight before me.


###### Psalms 5:10
[Psalms 5:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:10)

כִּ֤י אֵ֪ין בְּפִ֡יהוּ נְכוֹנָה֮ קִרְבָּ֢ם הַ֫וּ֥וֹת קֶֽבֶר־פָּת֥וּחַ גְּרֹנָ֑ם לְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗ם יַחֲלִיקֽוּן׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For there is no sincerity in their mouth; in their heart is malice; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For there is no rightness in his mouth [(They appear to be friends, but they are foes)]. Their innards [i.e., their thoughts] are deceit. Their throats are an open pit [(to swallow the toil of others)]. They smooth over their tongues [with flattery].


###### Psalms 5:11
[Psalms 5:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:11)

הַ֥אֲשִׁימֵ֨ם**׀** אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים יִפְּלוּ֮ מִֽמֹּעֲצ֢וֹתֵ֫יהֶ֥ם בְּרֹ֣ב פִּ֭שְׁעֵיהֶם הַדִּיחֵ֑מוֹ כִּי־מָ֥רוּ בָֽךְ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Condemn them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out for the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against Thee.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Incriminate them, O G d; let them fall by their counsels [against Israel]. In the abundance of their offenses, cast them off. For they have rebelled against You.


###### Psalms 5:12
[Psalms 5:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:12)

וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ כׇל־ח֪וֹסֵי בָ֡ךְ לְעוֹלָ֣ם יְ֭רַנֵּנוּ וְתָסֵ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ימוֹ וְֽיַעְלְצ֥וּ בְ֝ךָ֗ אֹהֲבֵ֥י שְׁמֶֽךָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But let all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because Thou dost defend them: and let those who love Thy name be joyful in Thee.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And [then] all who take shelter in You will rejoice forever. They will sing and You will shelter them. And the lovers of Your name shall exult in You [(when they see that You bless the tzaddik, Yaakov and his seed)].


###### Psalms 5:13
[Psalms 5:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/5:13)

כִּֽי־אַתָּה֮ תְּבָרֵ֢ךְ צַ֫דִּ֥יק יְהֹוָ֑ה כַּ֝צִּנָּ֗ה רָצ֥וֹן תַּעְטְרֶֽנּוּ׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For Thou, Lord, dost bless the righteous; Thou dost encircle him with favour as with a shield.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For You, O L rd, shall bless the tzaddik. As [with] a breastplate will You gird him with favor.