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Listen to my words, O Lord;
    pay heed to my sighs.
Hear my cry for help,
    my King and my God;
    for to you I pray.
Lord, at daybreak[a] you hear my voice;
    at daybreak I bring my petition before you
    and await your reply.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 5:4 At daybreak: the morning is the privileged moment for divine favors (see Pss 17:14f; 30:6; 46:6; 59:17). I bring my petition: other possible translations are: “I offer my vows” and “I prepare my offering.”

Hear my cry for help,(A)
    my King and my God,(B)
    for to you I pray.

In the morning,(C) Lord, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly.(D)
For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    with you, evil people(E) are not welcome.

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