Psalms 5:1
(5-1) For the Leader; upon the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. (5-2) Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
In Context
2(5-3) Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for unto Thee do I pray.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:13Now Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice could not be heard; therefore, Eli thought she had been drunken.
Psalms 17:1A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer from lips without deceit.
Psalms 54:2(54-4) O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.
Psalms 64:1(64-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (64-2) Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.
Psalms 86:1A Prayer of David. Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and answer me; for I am poor and needy.
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 →