The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Give ear to my words, O Lord (comp. Psalms 66:1; Psalms 86:6). Cries of this kind are common with the psalmists, even when they do not express the purport of their prayer. Consider my meditation; or, my silent musing (Kay); comp.

Psalms 39:3, where the same word is used.

More for Psalms 5:1

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

commentaryMatthew Henry on Psalms 5:1-6God 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 our King and…Matthew Henry commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 5:1-12A morning prayer. Every new day the priests began anew the service of God in the temple. The altar was set in order, the lamb was made ready, and as soon as the sign of day was given the morning sacrifice was offered (L…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 5:1-7Prayer for deliverance from wicked men. The psalmist prays to be delivered from, not open persecution, but the scoff and scourge of the tongue at all goodness and service to God. When irreligion prevails, it is difficul…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 5:1-12EXPOSITION THIS psalm is assigned by some to the time of Manasseh, but contains nothing that is really opposed to the superscription—"A Psalm of David"—since, before the temple was built, the tabernacle was called "the…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 5:1-3Prayer. "Give ear," etc. There are prayers, some of the most fervent and spiritual, which refuse words, and need not language (Romans 8:26). But God, who hath given speech as the glory of our nature and the principal in…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 5:1-12A morning prayer: for sanctuary service: in evil times. This psalm seems to have been written for, or handed to the leader of a special choir, that he might adapt music for its use in sanctuary worship; not necessarily…Joseph S. Exell and contributors