| | King James | American std |
| 1 | Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. | Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation. |
| 2 | Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. | Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do 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. | O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order [my prayer] unto thee, and will keep watch. |
| 4 | For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. | For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee. |
| 5 | The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. | The arrogant 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. | Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty 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. | But as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house: 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. | Lead me, O Jehovah, 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. | 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. | Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust 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. | But let all those that take refuge 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. | For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield. Psalm 6 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. |
