Psalm 5
Psalm 5 Meaning
Psalm 5 is a prayer offered at daybreak. David lays his requests before God in the morning and waits, confident that the LORD takes no pleasure in wickedness but welcomes those who come in reverence.
He asks to be led in God's righteousness and made a straight path, and he ends by rejoicing that God surrounds the righteous with favor as with a shield. It is honest about evil in the world, yet anchored in God's justice and protection.
Key verses from Psalm 5
“Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.”
Psalm 5:1
“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.”
Psalm 5:3
“Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.”
Psalm 5:8
“For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.”
Psalm 5:12
How Psalm 5 points to Jesus
Jesus is the way, the straight path we could not make for ourselves, and through Him we are welcomed into the house of God. His righteousness becomes the favor that surrounds us like a shield.