Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 5:3
3In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you and watch expectantly.
Psalms 5:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
- New International Version (NIV)In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.
Context of Psalms 5:3
1Listen to my words, Lord; consider my sighing. 2Pay attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for I pray to you. In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you and watch expectantly. 4For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with you. 5The boastful cannot stand in your sight; you hate all evildoers.
Read all of Psalms 5Psalms 5:3 word by word
יְֽהוָ֗ה בֹּ֭קֶר תִּשְׁמַ֣ע קוֹלִ֑י בֹּ֥קֶר אֶֽעֱרָךְ־לְ֝ךָ֗ וַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 5:3
- Psalms 22:2My God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, by night, yet I have no rest.
- Psalms 55:17I complain and groan morning, noon, and night, and he hears my voice.
- Psalms 69:16Answer me, Lord, for your faithful love is good. In keeping with your abundant compassion, turn to me.
- Psalms 88:13But I call to you for help, Lord; in the morning my prayer meets you.
- Psalms 119:147I rise before dawn and cry out for help; I put my hope in your word.
- Psalms 130:6I wait for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning — more than watchmen for the morning.
- Isaiah 26:9I long for you in the night; yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks you, for when your judgments are in the land, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
- Mark 1:35Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he got up, went out, and made his way to a deserted place; and there he was praying.
Commentaries on Psalms 5:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning - We find from this that he had not prayed in vain. He had received a blessed answer; God had lifted upon him the light of his countenance, and he therefore determines to be an early applicant at the throne of grace: "My voice shalt thou hear in the morning." He finds it good to begin the day with God; to let Divine things occupy the first place in his waking thoughts; as that which first occupies the mind on…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord - The voice of prayer. Compare the notes at Psalm 3:5. Probably he refers here to a general habit of praying in the morning, though he makes a particular reference to his circumstances at that time. Compare Psalm 55:17. The psalmist felt, doubtless, that while it was a general duty and privilege to call upon God with the return of each morning, there was a special reason for it in the circumstances in which…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The psalmist starts and ends each day with prayer, looking for new signs of God's faithfulness and goodness (Psalm 143:8). wait in expectation: The psalmist does not demand God's grace but hopes for it (see Micah 7:7; Habakkuk 2:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. direct--literally, "set in order," as the showbread was placed or set in order (Ex 40:23).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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