Psalm 5 Word For Word
Seeking Divine Guidance: Reflections on Psalm 5
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Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my groaning
Request for God's attention and consideration of distress
Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God
Urging God to listen to the plea and acknowledging God's authority
For to you do I pray
Expressing the act of praying to God
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice
Acknowledging God's attentive nature, particularly in the morning
In the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch
Committing an offering to God and remaining watchful
For you are not a God who delights in wickedness
Recognizing God's dislike for wickedness
Evil may not dwell with you
Stating the incompatibility of evil with God's presence
The boastful shall not stand before your eyes you hate all evildoers
God's disapproval of arrogance and evildoers
You destroy those who speak lies
God's action against falsehood
The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man
God's detestation of those who are both violent and deceitful
But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house
Confidence in accessing God's presence through love
I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you
Expressing reverence by bowing towards God's temple
Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
Petition for guidance in righteousness
Because of my enemies; make your way straight before me
Seeking God's guidance due to the presence of enemies
For there is no truth in their mouth
Denouncing the lack of truth in adversaries
Their inmost self is destruction
Describing the destructive nature of the enemies
Their throat is an open grave
Metaphorically likening their speech to death
They flatter with their tongue
Highlighting the deceptive nature of their words
Make them bear their guilt, O God
Pleading for accountability for their wrongdoing
Let them fall by their own counsels
Desiring consequences from their own actions
Because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out
Asking for their removal due to repeated transgressions against God
For they have rebelled against you
Recognizing their rebellion against God
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice
Encouraging joy and refuge for those who seek God
Let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them
Praying for continuous joy and divine protection for believers
That those who love your name may exult in you
Describing the celebration of God by those who love Him
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice
Reiterating the joy and refuge for those who seek God
Let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them
Repeating the prayer for joy and divine protection for believers
That those who love your name may exult in you
Restating the celebration of God by those who love Him
For you bless the righteous, O Lord
Acknowledging God's blessing on the righteous
you cover him with favor as with a shield
Describing divine favor as a protective shield for the righteous
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice
Reiterating the encouragement of joy and refuge in God
Let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them
Repeating the plea for joy and divine protection for believers
That those who love your name may exult in you
Highlighting the celebration of God's name by those who love Him
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