Psalm 5 - Overcomer - In the morning You will hear my voice
The 2nd Psalm to the overcomer. The Lord will hear my voice in the morning. In the morning I will order my words unto Him and watch.
heading - The Hebrew word translated "the inheritances" only appears here. LXX translated it as "her that inherits".
Also, the preposition "toward" or "unto" is only used in a Psalm heading here and in Ps 80:1 "To the Overcomer, toward lilies, a testimony through Asaph, a psalm". To indicate a tune "upon", is used. To indicate an instrument, the preposition "in" is used.
v3 If we order our words to the Lord every morning, that will be a great help toward us receiving the inheritance.
To order our words, I find it helpful to write a prayer based on some verses in the Bible.
It is a wonderful fact that the Lord hears my voice, especially in the morning.
v4 - The reason I order my words to the Lord every morning and watch is because God does not take pleasure in wickedness. He hates wickedness done "for His purpose".
"Evil can't sojourn with You" is a sobering word to cleanse my heart to start the day.
v7 is the first mention of the Lord's house and temple in the Psalms. By the Lord's great mercy, we are in the church. In the church we fear Him more substantially than we could individually, and in His fear in the church we worship Him with a view toward God's goal, the built up Body of Christ, which includes all born-again Christians, not just those who are with us.
"In Thy fear I worship toward Thy holy temple" - Our worship should be in the fear of God and with a view to God's dwelling place. Modern Christian worship with loud music is not conducive to the fear of God. It is possible to be in the fear of God in that environment, but the appearance is the opposite, telling new believers to worship without the fear of God.
v8 I need to remind myself each day, that we have an enemy.
To withstand the enemy, we pray for the Lord's righteousness to lead this day.
v11 The Hebrew word for "cover them" uses the poetic mo pronoun suffix, not the usual 3rd person plural pronoun suffix hem. The mo pronoun suffix means the extended people group of the antecedent ( Gen 9:26-27). So the Lord covers not only the people who take refuge in Him, but also their households and those they pray for.
v11-12 Rejoice with all those who love the Lord's name, under His covering grace.
updated 1/23/2013
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Psalm 5 To the Overcomer, toward the inheritances. A Psalm through David
1 1 O LORD to my words, give ear.
My sighing, do consider.
2 Hear the voice of my crying,
O My God and O my King (1),
For to Thee I pray, O LORD,
trusting in Your faithful word.
2 3 In the morning, by my choice,
You will daily hear my voice.
I'll order in the morning
words to Thee, while I'm watching.
4 For You are not a God which
Takes pleasure in wickedness.
3 To Thee evil can't draw nigh.(2)
5 The proud won't stand `fore Thine eyes.
All lawless workers You hate.
6 Liars You'll annihilate.(3)
The LORD abhors utterly
the deceitful and bloody.(4)
4 7 But I, in Thy great mercy
enter in Thy house to Thee.
In Thy fear I worship Thee
toward Thy temple holy.
In Thy church I worship Thee,
with a view t'ward Thy Body.
5 8 Thy righteousness, LORD, lead me,
because of my enemies.
Make Your way straight `fore my face,
9 for their mouth contains no faith.
Their inward parts are depraved.
Their throat is an opened grave.
6 With their tongue do they flatter.
10 Judge them, God, in this matter.
Cast them out according to
the transgressions that they do.
Let them fall by their counsels.(5)
For against Thee they've rebelled.
7 11 All who trust in Thee rejoice.
Let them ever raise their voice.
And You cover them, and they
joy in Thee, that love Thy name.
12 For the righteous You will bless
and will shield him with Your grace.(6)
1. Lit. my King and my God
2. Lit. sojourn
3. Lit. destroy
4. Lit. bloody, deceitful man
5. Comes before "Cast them out" in text
6. Lit. surround with grace as with a shield
-copyright Steve Miller 2010
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Romans 3:13 their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison is under their lips:
Genesis 9:26 And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem, And let Canaan be their bondman.
27 Let God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be their bondman.
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