God’s Word Translation
Psalms 5:3
3In the morning, O Lord, hear my voice. In the morning I lay my needs in front of you, and I wait.
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
1Open your ears to my words, O Lord. Consider my innermost thoughts. 2Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, because I pray only to you. In the morning, O Lord, hear my voice. In the morning I lay my needs in front of you, and I wait. 4You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness. Evil will never be your guest. 5Those who brag cannot stand in your sight. You hate all troublemakers.
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 out by day, but you do not answer— also at night, but I find no rest.
- Psalms 55:17Morning, noon, and night I complain and groan, and he listens to my voice.
- Psalms 69:16Answer me, O Lord, because your mercy is good. Out of your unlimited compassion, turn to me.
- Psalms 88:13I cry out to you for help, O Lord, and in the morning my prayer will come into your presence.
- Psalms 119:147I got up before dawn, and I cried out for help. My hope is based on your word.
- Psalms 130:6My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
- Isaiah 26:9With my soul I long for you at night. Yes, with my spirit I eagerly look for you. When your guiding principles are on earth, those who live in the world learn to do what is right.
- Mark 1:35In the morning, long before sunrise, Jesus went to a place where he could be alone to pray.
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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