Psalms 5:1

Psalms 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.
• New International Version (NIV)Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my groaning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation.

Context of Psalms 5:1

Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation. 2Hearken unto the voice of my crying, my king and my God; for to thee will I pray. 3Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.

Psalms 5:1 word by word

אֲמָרַ֖י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה׀ יְהוָ֗ה בִּ֣ינָה הֲגִֽיגִי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 5:1

• Psalms 5:4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee.
• Psalms 5:7But as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear.
• Psalms 5:10Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee.
• Psalms 5:11And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.
• Psalms 17:1Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.
• Psalms 54:2O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.
• Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
• Psalms 64:1Hear, O God, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy:
• Psalms 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest [between] the cherubim, shine forth.
• Psalms 86:1Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted and needy.
• 1 Peter 3:12because [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against them that do evil.
• 1 John 5:14And this is the boldness which we have towards him, that if we ask him anything according to his will he hears us.
• Psalms 19:14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.
• 1 Samuel 1:13Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard; and Eli thought she was drunken.
• Romans 8:26And in like manner the Spirit joins also its help to our weakness; for we do not know what we should pray for as is fitting, but the Spirit itself makes intercession with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Commentaries on Psalms 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Give ear to my words - This is properly a morning hymn, as the preceding was an evening hymn. We have seen from the conclusion of the last Psalm that David was very happy, and lay down and slept in the peace and love of his God. When he opens his eyes on the following morning, he not only remembers but feels the happiness of which he spoke; and with his first recollections he meditates on the goodness and mercy of God, and the glorious state of salvation…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Give ear to my words, O Lord - We naturally incline the ear toward anyone when we wish to hear distinctly what he says, and we turn away the ear when we do not. The meaning here is, David prayed that God would be attentive to or would regard his prayer. This form of the petition is, that he would attend to his “words” - to what he was about to “express” as his desire. He intended to express only what he wished to be granted. Consider my meditation…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God will certainly hear prayer: David gives to God the glory, and takes to himself the comfort. (1-6) He prayed for himself, that God would guide him, and for all the Lord's people, that God would give them joy, and keep them safe. (7-12) Verses 1-6 God is a prayer-hearing God. Such he has always been, and he is still as ready to hear prayer as ever. The most encouraging principle of prayer, and the most powerful plea in prayer, is, to look upon him as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The phrase give ear to my words appears in several prayers as a call for God's attention during difficult times (Psalms 39:12; 84:8; 143:1; compare Psalms 17:1; 54:2; 130:2). The needy ask their God, “Are you listening?”Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. meditation--moanings of that half-uttered form to which deep feeling gives rise--groanings, as in Ro 8:26, 27.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 5:1

• Blasphemy
• Music
• Prayer
• Prayerfulness

In the dictionaries

• Compass
• Nehiloth
• Wickedness
• Meditation
• Music
• Psalms, Book of
• Vulgate

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