Psalm 5:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 5:2

Hearken unto the voice of my cry - My cry for assistance. The word “voice” refers to the utterance of his desires, or to his “expressed” wishes in a time of trouble.My King, and my God - Though he was himself a king, yet he acknowledged his subjection to God as his supreme Ruler, and looked up to Him to protect him in his dangers, and to restore him to his rights. He was, at the same time, his God - his covenant God - to whom he felt that he was permitted to come in the hour of trouble, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 5:1-2

Psalms 5:1-2. Consider my meditation That is, my prayer, as the foregoing and following words show. He calls his prayer his meditation, to signify that it was not the mere labour of his lips, but that it proceeded from, and was accompanied with, the deepest thoughts and most fervent affections of his soul. Hearken unto the voice of my cry The sincerity and earnestness of our cry to God will be in proportion to the sense we have of our sins and wants. My King It is the part and duty of a... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:1-12

Psalms 5:0 Joy of the godlyIn another morning prayer David again recalls the attacks that certain enemies made on him. This leads him to consider the different attitudes God has towards the godly and the ungodly. David expects God to hear his prayers and save him from his enemies (1-3).The reason for David’s confidence is that his enemies belong to that group of people whose wickedness brings only opposition from God (4-6). By contrast, David worships God with a true heart and has a sincere... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 5:2

Hearken. Figure of speech Synonymia. App-6 . voice. The voice marks the tone of any cry. First occurrence here. my cry. Connecting this Psalm with Psalms 3:4 . God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 5:2

Psalms 5:2. Hearken, &c.— Attend unto the voice of my supplication. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 5:2

2. Hearken—incline the ear ( :-; compare Psalms 61:2) —give close attention. my cry—that is, for help (Psalms 61:2; Jeremiah 8:19). my King—thus by covenant relation interested in my cause. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 5:1-3

1. Prayer to be heard 5:1-3David cried out to God to listen to his prayer that arose out of great concern. His references to praying in the morning show the earnestness of his petition and his felt need for God’s help. The first thing David did when he awoke was to pray to God because he sensed his need for God’s assistance very keenly. The implication is that an injustice had been committed. David viewed Yahweh as his King, who could deliver him, and as his God, who was his Father. VanGemeren... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 5:1-12

Psalms 5This is another prayer of David that arose out of opposition by enemies (cf. Psalms 3, 4), as is clear from the content. In contrast to Psalms 4, this one is a morning prayer. The Jews regarded each new day as beginning with sundown. Both are individual laments that contain elements of confidence, but this one also has characteristics of a community lament (Psalms 5:11-12) and an imprecation. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 5:1-12

This is a morning prayer before going to the sanctuary. The chief difficulty in ascribing it to David lies in the reference (Psalms 5:7) to ’thy holy temple.’ The word means a ’palace,’ and is not strictly applicable to the tent which David provided for the ark (2 Samuel 6:17). But it was used of the sanctuary at Shiloh. (1 Samuel 1:9), and may have been poetically transferred to David’s humbler tent; or it may be figuratively employed to denote the heavenly temple. The Psalmist appeals to God... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:1-12

Psalms 5:1-12THE reference to the temple in Psalms 5:7 is not conclusive against the Davidic authorship of this psalm, since the same word is applied in 1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Samuel 3:3 to the house of God in Shiloh. It means a palace, and may well be used for any structure, even if a hair tent, in which God dwelt. No doubt it is oftenest used for the Solomonic temple, but it does not necessarily refer to it. Its use here, then. cannot be urged as fatal to the correctness of the superscription. At... read more

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