New American Standard Bible 1995
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 Lord, Consider my groaning. 2Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, For to You I pray. 3In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.
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אֲמָרַ֖י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה׀ יְהוָ֗ה בִּ֣ינָה הֲגִֽיגִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 5:1
- Psalms 5:4For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil dwells with You.
- Psalms 5:7But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house, At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.
- Psalms 5:10Hold them guilty, O God; By their own devices let them fall! In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out, For they are rebellious against You.
- Psalms 5:11But let all who take refuge in You be glad, Let them ever sing for joy; And may You shelter them, That those who love Your name may exult in You.
- Psalms 17:1Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.
- Psalms 54:2Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.
- Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God; And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
- Psalms 64:1Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; Preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
- Psalms 80:1Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
- Psalms 86:1Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy.
- 1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer, But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- 1 John 5:14This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask 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 Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
- 1 Samuel 1:13As for Hannah, she was speaking in her heart, only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk.
- Romans 8:26In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
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
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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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