Psalms 5
5
Prayer for Divine Help
1For the leader; with wind instruments. A psalm of David.
I
2Give ear to my words, O Lord;
understand my sighing.#Ps 86:6; 130:1–2.
3Attend to the sound of my cry,
my king and my God!
For to you I will pray, Lord;
4in the morning you will hear my voice;
in the morning I will plead before you and wait.#Wis 16:28.
II
5You are not a god who delights in evil;
no wicked person finds refuge with you;
6the arrogant cannot stand before your eyes.
You hate all who do evil;
7you destroy those who speak falsely.#Ps 101:7; Wis 14:9; Heb 1:13.
A bloody and fraudulent man
the Lord abhors.
III
8But I, through the abundance of your mercy,#Mercy: used to translate the Hebrew word, hesed. This term speaks to a relationship between persons. It is manifested in concrete actions to persons with some need or desire. The one who offers hesed has the ability to respond to that need of the other person. Other possible ways to translate hesed include “steadfast love” and “loving kindness.”
will enter into your house.
I will bow down toward your holy sanctuary
out of fear of you.#Ps 138:2; Jon 2:5.
9Lord, guide me in your justice because of my foes;
make straight your way before me.#Ps 23:3; Prv 4:11; Is 26:7.
IV
10For there is no sincerity in their mouth;
their heart is corrupt.
Their throat#Their throat: their speech brings harm to their hearers (cf. Jer 5:16). The verse mentions four parts of the body, each a source of evil to the innocent. is an open grave;#Rom 3:13.
on their tongue are subtle lies.
11Declare them guilty, God;
make them fall by their own devices.#Ps 141:10.
Drive them out for their many sins;
for they have rebelled against you.
V
12Then all who trust in you will be glad
and forever shout for joy.#Ps 64:11.
You will protect them and those will rejoice in you
who love your name.
13For you, Lord, bless the just one;
you surround him with favor like a shield.
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Psalm 5
5
Lead Me in Your Righteousness
To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.
1Give ear to my words, O Lord;
consider my #[Ps. 39:3]groaning.
2Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my #Ps. 84:3 King and my God,
for #Ps. 65:2to you do I pray.
3O Lord, in #Ps. 88:13; 119:147; 130:6 the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you#5:3 Or I direct my prayer to you and #[Hab. 2:1]watch.
4For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil may not dwell with you.
5The #Ps. 73:3; 75:4; [Hab. 1:13] boastful shall not #See Ps. 1:5 stand before your eyes;
you #Ps. 11:5hate all evildoers.
6You destroy those who speak #[Ps. 4:2]; Rev. 21:8; 22:15 lies;
the Lord abhors #Ps. 55:23the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house.
I will #Ps. 132:7 bow down #1 Kgs. 8:29, 30 toward your #Ps. 11:4; 79:1holy temple
in the fear of you.
8 # [Ps. 23:3; 25:4, 5] Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
# [Ezra 8:21] make your way straight before me.
9For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is #Ps. 52:2 destruction;
# Cited Rom. 3:13 their throat is #Jer. 5:16 an open grave;
they #Ps. 12:2; Prov. 2:16; 7:5flatter with their tongue.
10 # [Isa. 24:6] Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them #[2 Sam. 15:31; 17:14, 23]fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
11But let all who #Ps. 2:12 take refuge in you #Ps. 33:21 rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may #[Ps. 9:2; 1 Sam. 2:1]exult in you.
12For you #Ps. 115:13 bless the righteous, O Lord;
you #[Ps. 103:4] cover him with favor as with #[Ps. 35:2]a shield.
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