Psalms 5
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God will certainly hear prayer: David gives to God the glory, and takes to himself the comfort
Verse 1
WEB For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David. Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.
KJV To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
TSK Give: ps 17:1, ps 54:2, ps 55:1,2, ps 64:1, ps 80:1, ps 86:1, 1pe 3:12, 1jo 5:14,15; consider my: ps 19:14, 1sa 1:13,16, ro 8:26
Verse 2
WEB Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to you do I pray.
KJV Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
TSK unto the: ps 3:4; my King: ps 10:16, ps 24:7,8, ps 44:4, ps 47:6,7, ps 74:12, ps 99:1-4, ps 145:1, isa 33:22; unto thee: ps 65:2
Verse 3
WEB Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
KJV My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
TSK My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.: ps 22:2, ps 55:17, ps 69:16, ps 88:13, ps 119:147, ps 130:6, isa 26:9, mr 1:35
Verse 4
WEB For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.
KJV For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
TSK God: ps 50:21, 1ch 29:17, hab 1:13, mal 2:17; evil: ps 94:20, ps 101:7, ps 140:13, joh 14:23, heb 12:14, 2pe 3:13, re 21:23,27
Verse 5
WEB The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity.
KJV The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
TSK The: ps 14:1, ps 92:6, ps 94:8, pr 1:7,22, pr 8:5, ec 5:4, hab 1:13; stand: ps 1:5, ps 130:3; thou: ps 10:3, le 20:23, pr 6:16-19, ho 9:15, zec 11:8, mt 7:23, mt 25:41
Verse 6
WEB You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
KJV Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
TSK destroy: ps 4:2, re 21:8, re 22:15; the bloody, etc: ps 26:8-10, ps 43:1, ps 55:23, ge 34:14,25,26, 2sa 16:8, 2sa 20:1, isa 26:21, ro 1:29
He made prayer for himself, that God would guide him, and for all the Lord's people, that God would give them joy, and keep them safe
Verse 7
WEB But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house. I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.
KJV But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
TSK But: ps 55:16, jos 24:15, lu 6:11,12; in the: ps 51:1, ps 52:8, ps 69:13,16, isa 55:7, ro 5:20,21; in thy: ps 130:4, ho 3:5, ac 9:31, heb 12:28,29, 1pe 1:17-19; I worship: ps 28:2, ps 132:7, ps 138:2, 1ki 8:29,30,35,38, da 6:10, heb 4:16; thy holy temple: isa 64:11
Verse 8
WEB Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.
KJV Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
TSK Lead: ps 25:4,5, ps 86:11, ps 119:10,64, ps 143:8-10, pr 3:5,6; mine: ps 27:11, ps 54:5, ps 59:10, 2sa 12:14; make: ps 25:4, ps 27:11, pr 4:25, mt 3:3, heb 12:13
Verse 9
WEB For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.
KJV For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
TSK For: ps 36:1-4, ps 52:2, ps 58:3, ps 62:4,9, ps 111:1-3, jer 9:3-6, mic 6:12, ro 1:29-31, ro 3:13; inward: ps 51:6, ps 58:2, ps 62:4, ps 64:6, jer 4:14, jer 17:9, mr 7:21,22, lu 11:39; throat: lu 11:44, ro 3:13; they: ps 12:2,3, job 32:21,22, pr 29:5, 1th 2:5
Verse 10
WEB Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.
KJV Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
TSK Destroy: ro 3:19,20; let: ps 7:9-15, ps 9:15,16, ps 10:15, ps 17:13, ps 21:8-10, ps 28:3,4, ps 31:18, ps 35:1-8,26, ps 55:15, ps 59:12,13, ps 64:6-8, ps 66:7, ps 68:1,2, ps 69:22-25, ps 71:13, ps 79:12, ps 83:9-18, ps 109:6-20, ps 137:7-9, ps 140:9,10, ps 144:6,7, de 2:30, 1sa 25:29,39, 2sa 15:31, 2sa 17:14,23, 2ch 25:16, es 7:10, job 5:12-14, 1co 3:19; the: la 1:5, ho 9:7; they: isa 1:2,20, isa 63:10, da 9:5,9
Verse 11
WEB But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice, Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.
KJV But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
TSK But: ps 35:27, ps 40:16, ps 58:10, ps 68:3, ps 70:1-4, jud 5:31, isa 65:13-16, re 18:20, re 19:1-7; shout: ps 47:1-5, ps 65:13, job 38:7, zec 9:9; love: ps 69:36, ro 8:28, 1co 2:9, jas 1:12, jas 2:5
Verse 12
WEB For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
KJV For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
TSK bless: ps 1:1-3, ps 3:8, ps 29:11, ps 112:1, ps 115:13; wilt: ps 32:10; shield: ps 3:3, ps 84:11