Verba mea auribus

Verse 1

Incline thine ears, O Lord, and let my words have free access To thee, who art my God and King, from whom I seek redress.

Verse 2

Hear me betimes, Lord, tarry not, for I will have respect My supplication in the morn to thee for to direct.

Verse 3

And I will patiently still trust in thee, my God, alone; Thou art not pleas'd with wickedness, and ill with thee dwells none.

Verse 4

Such as be foolish shall not stand in sight of thee, O Lord; Vain workers of iniquity thou hast always abhorr'd.

Verse 5

The lyars and base flatterers shall be destroy'd by thee, Blood-thirsty and deceitful men likewise shall hated be.

Verse 6

Therefore will I come to thy house, trusting upon thy grace, And rev'rently will worship thee towards thy holy place.

Verse 7

Lord, lead me in thy righteousness, for to confound my foes; Also the way that I should walk before my face disclose:

Verse 8

For in their mouths there is no truth, their inward filth is great, Their throat an open sepulchre, and tongues full of deceit.

Verse 9

Destroy their false conspiracies, that they may come to naught; Subvert them in their heaps of sin, who have rebellion wrought;

Verse 10

But those that put their trust in thee, let them be glad always, And render thanks for thy defence, and give thy name the praise

Verse 11

For thou with favour wilt encrease the just and righteous still, And with thy grace, as with a shield, defend him from all ill.