Psalms 5:4

"LORD, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly."

Key Reflection

In Psalms 5:4, the psalmist expresses a profound trust in God's responsiveness to prayer, setting an early morning routine of devotion. This verse reflects the cultural expectation that morning was a time for reflection and communication with the divine, as it often brought a sense of clarity and new beginnings. The psalmist anticipates that even before the sun rises, his voice will be heard by the Lord, symbolizing both the intensity of his desire to approach God and the belief in God's constant watchfulness and willingness to engage with His people.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness -The psalmist here refers to a well-known and well-understood characteristic of the Divine Being, that he was holy and pure, and that he could not have any pleasure in furthering the designs of wicked men. This is said with reference to his enemies, who were thus wicked; and the idea is that God would not, and could not, consistently with his nature, further their designs. This is the ground of encouragement which he had to pray - that he was conscious that his own aims were right, and that his cause was just, and that God could not favor the cause of the ungodly. This is still, and always will be, a ground of encouragement in prayer.

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