Psalms 5:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. ”

Psalms 5:3 - 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 5:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] unto thee, and will (b) look up. (b) Or wait, with patience and trust till I am heard.
Psalms 5:3 - 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 5:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

direct . set in order (as the wood on the altar). Compare Genesis 22:9 ; Exodus 40:4 ; Exodus 40:23 . look up . look out, or watch for [an answer].
Psalms 5:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The first sentence may also be read in the future tense of the indicative mood, Thou shalt hear my prayer. But, in my opinion, the verb is rather in the optative mood, as I have translated i...
Psalms 5:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning - We find from this that he had not pray...
Psalms 5:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer u...
Psalms 5:3 - 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 5:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The daily morning sacrifice sees the Psalmist in the Temple. The word “direct,” or, better, prepare, is the same employed in Leviticus 1:8 ; Leviticus 1:12 ; Leviticus 6:12 , of the priest layin...
Psalms 5:3 - 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 5:3 - 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 5:3 - 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 5:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What a blessed view is here again given of Jesus! The apostle saith he was heard in that he feared. Hebrews 5:7 . And what an assurance have all the faithful of being heard, when they are led by his...
Psalms 5:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

My voice shall thou hear in the morning, O Lord ,.... These words may be considered either as expressing the confidence of the psalmist, that the Lord would hear and answer him, and that in the morn...
Psalms 5:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up. Ver. 3. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning ] That fittest season, usuall...
Psalms 5:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning That is, early, seasonably, in a time when thou wilt be found, and art ready to hear; or rather, every morning. As soon as I awake, I am still with thee , a...
Psalms 5:3 - 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 5:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In the morning; either, 1. Metaphorically, i.e. early, seasonably, in a time when thou wilt be found, and art ready to hear. Or, 2. Properly, every morning. As soon as I awake , I am still wi...
Psalms 5:3 - 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 5:3 - 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 5:3 - 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 5:3 - 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 5:3 - 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 5:3 - 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 5:3 - 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 5:3 - 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 5:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 26:9 ; Mark 1:35 ; Psalms 119:147 ; Psalms 130:6 ; Psalms 22:2 ; Psalms 55:17 ; Psalms 69:16 ; Psalms 88:13
Psalms 5:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Morning — Every morning. As soon as I wake, I am still with thee, as he saith, Psalms 139:18 . The first thing that I do is to pray to thee.

Psalms 5:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 5:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 5:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 5:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 5:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 5:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 5:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 5:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 5:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 5:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 5:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 5:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 5:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 5:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 5:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 5:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 5:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes