---
title: Joseph Smith Translation (1867 edition)
description: Psalms from the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), 1867 edition.
authors:
  - Smith, Joseph, Jr.
collections:
  - joseph-smith
tags:
  - translation
published: "1867"
publisher: RLDS Publication Board
publisher_place: Plano, Illinois
publisher_note: "The title page reads: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Joseph Smith, I. L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee; 1867."
edition: First edition (Plano, 1867)
language: en
type: book
chapter: 5
verse_count: 12
reference: "Joseph Smith Jr., *Joseph Smith Translation*, first edition (Plano, IL: RLDS Publication Board, 1867), Psalms, chap. 5, https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  identifier: holyscripturestr00smituoft
  scan: University of Toronto / Trinity College Library copy, Internet Archive
  transcription: "OCR text of the 1867 scans (Toronto copy and a second copy, holyscriptures00smit), reconciled word by word; Romans was also checked against the page images. Method, per-chapter validation log and known limits: docs/jst-1867-import.md."
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: 1867 US publication
  source: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  publication_year: 1867
---

# Psalms 5

*God favoureth not the wicked David prayeth unto God to guide him. To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.*

**1** Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my meditation.
**2** Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for unto thee will I pray.
**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** For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; neither shall evil dwell with thee.
**5** The foolish shall not stand in thy sight; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
**6** Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing; the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
**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** Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies make thy way straight before my face,
**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** 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 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** For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.