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A Prayer for Guidance

To the Chief Musician. With flutes. A Psalm of David.

1 Give aear to my words, O Lord,
Consider my1 meditation. 
2 Give heed to the voice of my cry,
My King and my God,
For to You I will pray.
3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
aIn the morning I will direct it to You,
And I will look up. 
4 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness,
Nor shall evil1 dwell with You. 
5 The aboastful shall not bstand in Your sight;
You hate all workers of iniquity. 
6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the abloodthirsty and deceitful man. 
7 But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy;
In fear of You I will worship toward1 Your holy temple. 
8 aLead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;
Make Your way straight before my face. 
9 For there is no1 faithfulness in their mouth;
Their inward part is destruction;
aTheir throat is an open tomb;
They flatter with their tongue. 
10 Pronounce them guilty, O God!
Let them fall by their own counsels;
Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions,
For they have rebelled against You.
11 But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;
Let them ever shout for joy, because You1 defend them;
Let those also who love Your name
Be joyful in You. 
12 For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Psalms 5:1

Upon Nehiloth—flutes or wind instruments. The writer begs to be heard, on the ground of God's regard for His covenant-people and true worshippers as contrasted with His holy hatred to the wicked. He prays for divine guidance, on account of his watchful, malignant, and deceitful enemies; and for their destruction as being also God's enemies. At the same time he expresses his confidence that God will extend aid to His people. (Psalms 5:1-12)

meditation—moanings of that half-uttered form to which deep feeling gives rise—groanings, as in Romans 8:26-27.




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 5:1:

Psalms 5:1
Psalms 54:2
Psalms 88:1-2
Psalms 140:6

 

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