Psalms

Psalm 5 ©

1 David prayeth, and professeth to be constant in prayer. 4 God favoureth not the wicked. 7 David professing his faith prayeth unto God to guide him because of the malice of his enemies; 10 to destroy them; 11 and to preserve the godly.

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To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.

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GIVEa ear to my words, O LORD, consider bmy meditation.

a Ps. 3.4; 4.1; 19.14; 54.2.
b Ex. 14.15. 1Sa. 1.13. Is. 38.9-20. Ro. 8.26.
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Hearken unto the voice of my cry, cmy King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

c Ps. 18.1-3; 84.3; 91.2; 44.4; 74.12; 31.14.
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dMy voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

d Ps. 130.1,6; 55.17; 59.16; 88.13; 119.147; 85.8. Is. 26.9. Mar. 1.35. Mi. 7.7. Hab. 2.1.
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For thou art not a God ethat hath pleasure in wickedness: neither fshall evil dwell with thee.

e Je. 44.4. Hab. 1.13. Ex. 15.11.
f Ps. 94.20. Re. 22.15.
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gThe foolish shall not stand 1in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

g Ps. 1.5; 14.1-5. Ec. 5.4. Zec. 11.8.
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Thou hshalt destroy them that speak i*leasing: the LORD jwill abhor 2the bloody and deceitful man.

h Re. 21.8; 22.15.
i Ps. 4.2.
j Ps. 55.23. Pr. 6.16-18.
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But kas for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward 3thy holy temple.

k Jos. 24.15. He. 4.16; 12.28,29. Ro. 5.20,21. 1Ki. 8.30. Ps. 138.2; 65.2.
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lLead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of 4mine enemies; make mthy way straight before my face.

l Ps. 25.5; 143.8,10; 86.11.
m Ps. 25.4; 27.11.
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For nthere is no 5faithfulness 6in their mouth; their inward part is 7very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

n Ps. 36.1-4; 12.2,3; 14.1-4. Mat. 15.18,19. Ro. 1.28-31; 3.10-18; 8.7,8.
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8Destroy othou them, O God; plet them fall 9by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

o Ps. 140.9,10; 59.5,12,13.
p 1Ki. 12.28. Ps. 9.15,16; 7.14-16.
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But qlet all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because 10thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

q Is. 65.13-16. Hab. 3.17,18. Ps. 7.16; 35.27,28; 40.16.
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For thou, LORD, rwilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou 11*compass him as with a shield.

r Ps. 112.1; 128.1; 29.11; 115.12-15.