Sunday, March 28, 2010
Psalm 5
5:1 Give ear to my words, O Lord;
consider my groaning.
Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you do I pray.
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil may not dwell with you.
The boastful shall not stand before your eyes;
you hate all evildoers.
You destroy those who speak lies;
the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house.
I will bow down toward your holy temple
in the fear of you.
Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
make your way straight before me.
For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is destruction;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongue.
Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may exult in you.
For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover him with favor as with a shield. (ESV)
by Teri Morgan
This psalm is a picture of what we can do to stay close to God. David prayed that God would hear his groans. He sang praises and recommitted himself to God’s protection, asking for God’s covering for the day. He asked God to speak to his heart. David was reassured that God would bless him and he could be joyful with God’s shield.
David also made a comparison between those who take refuge in God and those who rebel, speak lies, and are boastful and wicked. He likened the evildoer’s mouths as an open sepulcher, and their hearts as destructive. He asked God to “Hold them guilty, … let them fall by their own designs and counsels; cast them out because of the multitude of their transgressions” (5:10, AMP). Which side are you on?
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

