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1 Give ear to my words, O Lord;
give heed to my sighing.
2 Listen to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.
3> O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.
4> For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil will not sojourn with you.
5 The boastful will not stand before your eyes;
you hate all evildoers.
6 You destroy those who speak lies;
the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful.
7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house,
I will bow down toward your holy temple
in awe of you.
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8 Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
make your way straight before me.
9 For there is no truth in their mouths;
their hearts are destruction;
their throats are open graves;
they flatter with their tongues.
10>/sup> Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them fall by their own counsels;
because of their many transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
so that those who love your name may exult in you.
12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover them with favour as with a shield.
(NIV)
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In contrast to Psalm 4, Psalm 5 is a morning psalm (verse 3). The titles “my King” and “my God” (verse 2), are rich with meaning: David, though a king himself, is subject to another; and the Creator-God who made him is his personal God.
The rest of the psalm describes the opposite attitudes of God toward the righteous and toward the wicked. The vivid description of David’s wicked enemies (verses 9-10) However the instructions to the worship leader (in Psalm 4), concern to a stringed supplement, Psalm 5 is to be celebrated in community worship with flute accompaniment (compare 1 Sam. 10:5; 1 Kings 1:40; Isa. 30:29). It is extensively used to present a case in law and for ordering a sacrifice.
This is a call to God to give His blessing and defend them. We see David crying out to God, to listen and hear his words, and consider his meditation.
When we pray or cry out, we too must have our heart set upon God. When God is listening and answering our prayers, He sees and hears from our heart. We see from Scripture that; God answers many prayers even before we speak to them.
David was surrounded by enemies, and was in danger, and is only hope in God that he could give him protection even for a single day. It shows us how to look to God in the morning by prayer and to any reflection in mind.
Who knows what a day may bring into view?
Who knows what temptations await us?
Who can protect us from the dangers which the day bring?
Who can help us to carry out the duties which are before us every day?
The psalm shows us how we are to look to God each morning for his guidance and protection; and the psalm shows us this should be the firm purpose of everyone each day; to give God the first of our day. In the NT we hear how the disciples prayed in the morning and in the evening.
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