Psalms 5:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. ”

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

:Title Upon Nehiloth - The title of Psalms 4:1-8 is, “upon Neginoth.” As that refers to a musical instrument, so it is probable that this does, and that the idea here is that this psalm was i...
Psalms 5:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

V. A Hymn for Morning Sacrifice in the Temple. Psalms 5:1-3 . Solemn invocation of Yahweh. The Psalmist sets in order ( Psalms 5:3 ), not perhaps his prayer (RV), but his sacrifice, the victim an...
Psalms 5:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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...
Psalms 5:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. Hearken unto the voice of my cry - We may easily find the process through which David's mind was now passing: 1. We...
Psalms 5:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hearken, &c.— Attend unto the voice of my supplication.
Psalms 5:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. Hearken-used in the English portion for other Hebrew verbs, [translate, therefore, qaashab ( H7181 ) here...
Psalms 5:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 5:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 5:1-12 THE 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 ho...
Psalms 5:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Protection from the Wicked Psalms 5:1-12 The ordering of prayer is very necessary, Genesis 22:9 . Our Lord's prayer should be our model. Often our words need to be supplemented by our med...
Psalms 5:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is another song of the morning. It opens with language which reveals the reason of the soul's assurance as it faces another day. First are petitions asking the attention of Jehovah. These are fo...
Psalms 5:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If we consider the Lord Jesus in these addresses as the representative of his church and people, we not only heighten the several expressions made use of, but raise also our confidence, when coming t...
Psalms 5:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hearken unto the voice of my cry ,.... Which seems to intend more than groans or words, even a loud outcry, as of a person in great distress; such as the strong crying of Christ, in the days of his...
Psalms 5:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. Ver. 2. Hearken unto the voice of my cry ] He thrice repeats the same request, to show the greatness of his grief...
Psalms 5:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 proceed...
Psalms 5:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for Guidance and Protection. To the chief musician upon Nehiloth. A psalm of David. 1 Give ear to my words, O...
Psalms 5:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

It is the part and duty of a king to answer the just and humble desires of his subjects. To thee alone will I direct all my prayers, and therefore from thee alone I expect succour and relief.
Psalms 5:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Give ear to my words, O YHWH, Consider my meditation. Hearken to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, For to you do I pray. O YHWH in the morning you will hear my voice, In the morning I wi...
Psalms 5:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “A morning prayer of David, appealing to God as his king, against whose sovereignty his own enemies were really in rebellion.”— Kay . “This psalm must have been composed at Jerusalem, s...
Psalms 5:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 5 This Psalm is peculiar in setting forth the characteristics of prayer in general. I. In the first and second verses we have a suggestion of the variety of prayer. (1) "Give ear to my wo...
Psalms 5:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 5:1 . Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Sometimes we pray right off, as David did when he cried to the Lord, «Hear me when I call.» At other times, we sit down to medit...
Psalms 5:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 op...
Psalms 5:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Give ear to my words, O Lord. The inward and outward sides of the Divine life The Psalm falls into two main parts-- Psalms 5:1-7 , and Psalms 5:8-12 . The inward comes first; for communion wi...
Psalms 5:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is assigned by some to the time of Manasseh, but contains nothing that is really opposed to the superscription—"A Psalm of David"—since, before the temple was built, the...
Psalms 5:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Morning Prayer before Worship. To the chief musician, for use in the liturgical service, upon Nehiloth, flutes or wind instruments of the Temple-orchestra, a psalm of David. David was at this time...
Psalms 5:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 33:22 ; Psalms 10:16 ; Psalms 145:1 ; Psalms 24:7 ; Psalms 24:8 ; Psalms 3:4 ; Psalms 44:4 ; Psalms 47:6 ; Psalms 47:7 ; Psalms 65:2 ; Psalms 74:12 ; Psalms 99:1-4

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

Psalms 5:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 5:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 5:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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

Psalms 5:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 5:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 5:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 5:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 5:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 5:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 5:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 5:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 5:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 5:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 5:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 5:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 5:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 5:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 5:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 5:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 5:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge