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About this chapterA morning prayer in which David lays his requests before God and waits expectantly. He affirms that God takes no pleasure in evil and that the arrogant and deceitful cannot dwell with him. By God's abundant love David enters the temple to worship with reverence, and he asks to be led in righteousness because of his enemies, whose speech is treacherous. He asks God to hold them accountable, and then invites all who take refuge in God to rejoice and sing, for the Lord blesses the righteous and surrounds them with favor like a shield.

A morning prayer in which David lays his requests before God and waits expectantly. He affirms that God takes no pleasure in evil and that the arrogant and deceitful cannot dwell with him. By God's abundant love David enters the temple to worship with reverence, and he asks to be led in righteousness because of his enemies, whose speech is treacherous. He asks God to hold them accountable, and then invites all who take refuge in God to rejoice and sing, for the Lord blesses the righteous and surrounds them with favor like a shield.

Themes

  • Morning prayer
  • God's holiness
  • Guidance
  • Favor as a shield

Key verses

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Psalms 5

Berean Standard Bible12 verses · 1 min read

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.
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