Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.
For the music director; for [a]flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.
5 Listen to my words, Lord,
Consider my sighing.
2 Listen to the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,
For to You I pray.
- In Psalm chapter 3 we learned to pray in the morning
o Chapter 3 starts with “Lord, how my enemies have increased”
- In Psalm chapter 4 we learned to pray in the evening
o Chapter 4 starts with “Answer me when I call…”
- Now Chapter 5 is a prayer for protection from the wicked
o The title reminds us that we need protection from God
- Listen to my words, Lord
o This assumes, you are praying to the Lord (with heartfelt words)
- Consider my sighing
o sighing only happens with distress
- It seems that although Chapter 4 ended in trusting God more and more
o Then the next day came and we are back to praying and sighing
- Listen to the sound of my cry for help
o A cry for help is felt deep instead and then bubbles up to the mouth
o Emotion gets a voice in the form of a cry (it’s seems desperate)
- My King and my God, For to You I pray
o Here David is acknowledging that God is his King and his God
§ We always need to remember His Kingship; He is God Almighty
§ He is awesome in power and knowledge and wisdom
§ He can solve any problem (all things are possible with God)
o For to you I pray
§ It with the recognition of His Kingship and Godhead
§ That is who the prayer is being sent too (message to God – Urgent)
§ Listen to the sound of my cry (can you hear the urgency God?)
3 In the morning, Lord, [b]You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will present my [c]prayer to You and be on the watch.
- In chapter 3 we prayed in the morning
- In chapter 4 we prayed and night before going to sleep
- In chapter 5 we start praying in the morning again (day by day)
- In the morning, Lord, You will hear my voice
o It was the last thing He heard before you slept
o And it should be the first thing He hears when you awake
o Does God have your attention (first and last every day?)
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