Psalms 5:3

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

1Give 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. In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch. 4For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil dwells with You. 5The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do iniquity.

Psalms 5:3 word by word

יְֽהוָ֗ה בֹּ֭קֶר תִּשְׁמַ֣ע קוֹלִ֑י בֹּ֥קֶר אֶֽעֱרָךְ־לְ֝ךָ֗ וַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• In the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• , O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• You will hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• I will orderעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• watchצָפָהtsâphâh · to watchH6822

Cross-references for Psalms 5:3

• Psalms 22:2O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I have no rest.
• Psalms 55:17Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur, And He will hear my voice.
• Psalms 69:16Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,
• Psalms 88:13But I, O Lord, have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
• Psalms 119:147I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words.
• Psalms 130:6My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.
• Isaiah 26:9At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth experiences Your judgments The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
• Mark 1:35In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.

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

Topics related to Psalms 5:3

• Prayer
• Prayerfulness
• Rising

In the dictionaries

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