In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
Psalm 5:3
Berean Standard Bible · 12 verses
Psalm 5, attributed to David, is a morning prayer. He brings his request to God at daybreak and waits, contrasts God’s goodness with the lies and violence of the wicked, and asks to be led on a straight path. It closes with joy for everyone who takes refuge in God, surrounded by His favor like a shield.
For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David.
1Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
2Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
3In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
4For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.
5The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.
6You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
7But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
8Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
10Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
12For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
Psalm 5:3
But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
Psalm 5:11
For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
Psalm 5:12