Psalms 5:2

(5:3) Listen unto the voice of my loud cry, my King, and my God, when unto thee I pray.

Leeser Tanakh

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

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.

3(5:4) O Lord! in the morning do thou hear my voice: in the morning will I set in order [my prayer] before thee, and 1ook up with hope.

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Cross References

1 Kings 8:28Yet wilt thou turn thy regard unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to listen unto the entreaty and unto the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee today;

Psalms 10:16The Lord is King for ever and ever: nations are perished out of his land.

Psalms 44:4(44:5) Thou art my King, O God: ordain salvation for Jacob.

Psalms 65:2(65:3) O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee all flesh shall come.

Psalms 84:3(84:4) Even as the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young:—[have I found] thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.

Psalms 145:1“A hymn of praise by David.” I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

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 →

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