Psalms 5:1
Unto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance. A psalm of David.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
In Context
2Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:13Now Anna spoke in her heart, and only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard at all. Heli therefore thought her to be drunk,
Psalms 17:1The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.
Psalms 54:2When the men of Ziph had come and said to Saul: Is not David hidden with us?
Psalms 64:1Unto the end, a psalm for David.
Psalms 86:1A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.
1 Peter 3:12Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers: but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 5:1
The psalm is a prayer, a solemn address to God, at a time when the psalmist was brought into distress by the malice of his enemies. Many such times passed over David, nay, there was scarcely any time of his life to which this psalm may not be accommodated, for in this he was a type of Christ, that he was continually beset with enemies, and his powerful and prevalent appeals to God, when he was so beset, pointed at Christ's dependence on his Father and triumphs over the powers of darkness in the midst of his… Read the whole commentary →