Psalms 5:1
Listen to my call to you, Yahweh; 1 think about my groanings. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
In Context
2Listen to the sound of my call, my King and my God, 1 for it is to you that I pray. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:13Hannah spoke in her heart. Her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
Psalms 17:1Listen to my plea for justice, Yahweh; pay attention to my call for help! 1 Give ear to my prayer from lips without deceit. 1
Psalms 54:2Hear my prayer, God; 1 give ear to the words of my mouth. 1
Psalms 64:1Hear my voice, God, listen to my complaint; 1 preserve my life from fear of my enemies. 1
Psalms 86:1Listen, Yahweh, and answer me, 1 for I am poor and oppressed. 1
1 Peter 3:12The eyes of the Lord see the righteous, and his ears hear their requests. 1 But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
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 →