{"id":3641,"date":"2015-10-25T05:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-25T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2023-12-22T09:32:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T15:32:02","slug":"psalm-51-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=3641","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 5:1-12"},"content":{"rendered":"

To the Chief Musician. With flutes. A Psalm of David.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

1 Give ear to my words, O Lord,<\/span><\/em>
\nConsider my meditation. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

2 Give heed to the voice of my cry,<\/span><\/em>
\nMy King and my God,<\/span><\/em>
\nFor to You I will pray. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;<\/span><\/em>
\nIn the morning I will direct it to You,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd I will look up.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

4 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness,<\/span><\/em>
\nNor shall evil dwell with You. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

5 The boastful shall not stand in Your sight;<\/span><\/em>
\nYou hate all workers of iniquity. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;<\/span><\/em>
\nThe Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

7 But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy;<\/span><\/em>
\nIn fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

8 Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;<\/span><\/em>
\nMake Your way straight before my face. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;<\/span><\/em>
\nTheir inward part is destruction;<\/span><\/em>
\nTheir throat is an open tomb;<\/span><\/em>
\nThey flatter with their tongue. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

10 Pronounce them guilty, O God!<\/span><\/em>
\nLet them fall by their own counsels;<\/span><\/em>
\nCast them out in the multitude of their transgressions,<\/span><\/em>
\nFor they have rebelled against You.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

11 But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;<\/span><\/em>
\nLet them ever shout for joy, because You defend them;<\/span><\/em>
\nLet those also who love Your name<\/span><\/em>
\nBe joyful in You. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

12 For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;<\/span><\/em>
\nWith favor You will surround him as with a shield.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

The Psalm was sung in connection with regular morning (v.3) offerings in the temple and used in traditional Jewish morning prayers.<\/h3>\n

give ear (v.1) = attend carefully and respond in the petitioner’s best interest<\/h3>\n

meditation (v.1) = ponder, muse, reading and rereading the Word half-aloud<\/h3>\n

direct (v.3) = set in order, arrange<\/h3>\n

David focuses on God’s holiness (vs.4-6) by indicating that God is opposed to “wickedness,” “evil,” “iniquity,” “falsehood,” and “deceit.”<\/h3>\n

David focuses on God’s compassion (v.7) by expressing that he can only enter the temple because of God’s mercy.<\/h3>\n

mercy (v.7) = steadfast love \u2014 specifically “covenant love” for the Lord’s own<\/h3>\n

Verse 9 is quoted by Paul in Romans 3:13<\/a><\/span>, showing that the enemies (v.8) are Jews and Gentiles because “they are all under sin” (Romans 3:9<\/a><\/span>).<\/h3>\n

David’s petition is not only that God would protect him from physical harm (as in his military campaigns against the Philistines), but also that God would lead him in righteousness \u2014 including the Lord’s restraining him from taking merciless retribution upon Israelites outwardly opposed to him (like Nabal; see 1 Samuel 25:26) as well as the granting to him of discernment so as to avoid the counsel (as in Job 29:21 and Proverbs 1:31 \u2014 “devices” in NASB) of ungodly “allies” and advisors (like Joab: see 2 Samuel 3:24-30, 39) \u2014 Wechsler, page 33.<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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