# Psalm 05 📖: A Morning Prayer for Guidance
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
## For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David.
[[#Verse 01.]] Listen to what I say, Lord!
Carefully consider my complaint!
[[#Verse 02.]] Pay attention to my cry for help,
my King and my God,
for I am praying to you!
[[#Verse 03.]] Lord, in the morning you will hear me;
in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer.
[[#Verse 04.]] Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil;
evil people cannot dwell with you.
[[#Verse 05.]] Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence;
you hate all who behave wickedly.
[[#Verse 06.]] You destroy liars; the Lord despises violent and deceitful people.
[[#Verse 07.]] But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house;
I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.
[[#Verse 08.]] Lord, lead me in your righteousness
because of those who wait to ambush me,
remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me.
[[#Verse 09.]] For they do not speak the truth;
their stomachs are like the place of destruction,
their throats like an open grave,
their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.
[[#Verse 10.]] Condemn them, O God!
May their own schemes be their downfall.
Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection,
for they have rebelled against you.
[[#Verse 11.]] But may all who take shelter in you be happy.
May they continually shout for joy.
Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice.
[[#Verse 12.]] Certainly you reward the godly, Lord.
Like a shield you protect them in your good favor.
## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Psalm 5 is another **morning prayer**.
2. It contrasts the **character of God with the character of the wicked**.
3. It mentions entering God's house in **reverence**.
4. It emphasizes God's **hatred of evil**.
5. It ends with joy for those who **take refuge in God**.
1. The superscription mentions *nehiloth*, a term found only here that probably refers to flutes.
2. 5:3 pictures a morning prayer, and the verb for laying out a request was also used for arranging a sacrifice on the altar.
3. "Your house" and "Your holy temple" (5:7) may refer to the tabernacle, since the temple was built after David.
4. Paul quotes 5:9 in Romans 3:13 as part of his description of human sinfulness.
5. "Their throat is an open grave" (5:9) pictures speech that brings death.
6. The shield in 5:12 is the large shield (*tsinnah*) that covered the whole body.
7. The Hebrew word *chesed* in 5:7 means loyal, covenant love, and it is one of the most important words in the Psalms.
8. The psalm alternates between the character of God and the character of the wicked.
9. 5:11 calls those who love God's name to rejoice, showing joy as a fruit of refuge.
10. Psalm 5 is one of the morning prayers in many historic prayer books.
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
This Psalm reflects a believer beginning the day by bringing concerns to God. David emphasizes that God listens to the righteous and ultimately judges wickedness.
## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the One through whom we can enter God's house because of His abundant mercy (5:7). Through Jesus we have bold access to the Father (Hebrews 10:19-22).
## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. David brings his requests to God in the morning and waits expectantly (5:3). What would it look like to begin your day this way?
2. God does not take pleasure in evil (5:4-6). How does God's holiness make His mercy even more amazing?
3. David enters God's house only by God's great faithfulness (5:7). Why is it important that we come to God on the basis of His mercy rather than our merit?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verse 3: In the morning David lays out his requests and waits expectantly.
- 📖 verse 7: David enters God's house because of His great faithfulness.
- 📖 verses 11-12: The Lord shields the righteous, and those who take refuge in Him rejoice.
## 🔗 Related Passages
- 🔗 [[Romans 03#Verse 10.|Romans 3:10-18]] - Paul quotes the Psalms on human sin.
- 🔗 [[Hebrews 10#Verse 19.|Hebrews 10:19-22]] - We can enter the holy place through Jesus.
- 🔗 [[Mark 01#Verse 35.|Mark 1:35]] - Jesus prayed early in the morning.
- 🔗 [[Ephesians 06#Verse 16.|Ephesians 6:16]] - The shield of faith.
- 🔗 [[Psalm 143#Verse 08.|Psalm 143:8]] - Let me hear Your faithful love in the morning.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Psalm 05- SOAP|Trusting in God is Like a Shield]]
## 📂 Internal Notes