The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 5:1-12
Psalms 5:1-12Give ear to my words, O Lord. The inward and outward sides of the Divine lifeThe Psalm falls into two main parts-- Psalms 5:1-7, and Psalms 5:8-12. The inward comes first; for communion with God in the secret place of the Most High must precede all walking in His way, and all blessed experience of His protection, with the joy that springs from it. The Psalm is a prayerful meditation on the inexhaustible theme of the contrasted blessedness of the righteous, and misery of the sinner,... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 5:1-12
Psalms 5:6 . Leasing; a Gothic and primitive word equivalent to falsehood. They professed loyalty to the king, but were traitors in heart, as in Psalms 5:9. Psalms 5:9 . Their throat is an open sepulchre, emitting a noxious effluvia. Psalms 5:10 . Destroy them; for by the rebellion their lives and lands were forfeited. REFLECTIONS. This is a psalm adapted to Nehiloth, or a wind instrument. It seems to have been composed about the time of Absalom’s rebellion, when David’s person was... read more