Psalms 5:2
Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
In Context
1Unto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance. A psalm of David.
3Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:28But have regard to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, O Lord my God: hear the hymn and the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee this day:
Psalms 44:4For they got not the possession of the land by their own sword : neither did their own arm save them. But thy right hand and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance : because thou wast pleased with them.
Psalms 65:2A Hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion: and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem.
Psalms 84:3my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God.
Psalms 145:1Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 5:2-7
Prayer for Guidance and Protection. 1 Give ear to my words, O Lord , consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord ; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing:… Read the whole commentary →