Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
WhatsApp
Copy
Psalms 5
Listen to the Word
Initializing audio...
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
WhatsApp
Copy
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
WhatsApp
Copy
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
WhatsApp
Copy
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
WhatsApp
Copy
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
WhatsApp
Copy
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.
WhatsApp
Copy
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
WhatsApp
Copy
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.
WhatsApp
Copy
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.
WhatsApp
Copy
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.
WhatsApp
Copy
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
WhatsApp
Copy
Psalms 5 Study & Commentary
Psalm 5 is a morning prayer seeking God’s guidance and protection from the wicked. David emphasizes God’s hatred for sin and his own determination to worship in God’s holy temple through His mercy.
CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS
1. Starting the Day with God: David directed his prayer in the morning and looked up (v. 3). Giving God the first moments of the day sets the spiritual tone for the rest.2. God’s Holiness: God has no pleasure in wickedness, and evil shall not dwell with Him (v. 4). We must maintain a high view of God’s moral purity.
3. The Shield of Favor: God’s favor encompasses the righteous like a shield (v. 12). We are protected not by our merit, but by His gracious approval.
