August 5, 2025, Psalm 5:1-12
August 5, 2025, Psalm 5:1-12
To the
choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.
5 Give ear
to my words, O Lord;
consider
my groaning.
2 Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my King
and my God,
for to
you do I pray.
3 O Lord,
in the morning you hear my voice;
in the
morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
4 For you
are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil may
not dwell with you.
5 The boastful shall not stand before your
eyes;
you hate
all evildoers.
6 You destroy those who speak lies;
the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty
and deceitful man.
7 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.
8 Lead me, O Lord,
in your righteousness
because
of my enemies;
make
your way straight before me.
9 For
there is no truth in their mouth;
their
inmost self is destruction;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter
with their tongue.
10 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.
11 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.
12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover
him with favor as with a shield.
By our very nature, we need assurance that God hears us when
we cry out for help. These verses remind us that as our faith & trust
increase when we understand we can be specific with our prayers and confident
that He’s listening.
How do we increase our faith to the point of trusting God in
the midst of our deepest trial?
Robin Adams
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