Psalms 5:1
“To the chief musician upon Nechiloth, a psalm of David.” (5:2) To my words give ear, O Lord, have regard to my mediation.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
In Context
2(5:3) Listen unto the voice of my loud cry, my King, and my God, when unto thee I pray.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:13Now as for Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice could not be heard; wherefore 'Eli regarded her as a drunken woman.
Psalms 17:1“A prayer of David.” Hear, O Lord, [the cause of] righteousness, attend unto my entreaty, give ear unto my prayer, coming 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“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” (64:2) Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: preserve my life from the dread of the enemy.
Psalms 86:1“A prayer of David.” Incline, O Lord, thy ear, answer me; for poor and needy am I.
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 →