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Psalms 5:1

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

Psalms 5:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 5:1

Theological / Devotional

Meditation. The psalmist prays that God may regard not only his words but their intent, the secret and unexpressed desires of his heart. The word for “meditation,” hagig, is found only here and in Ps. 39:3, where it is translated “musing.” It seems to indicate “groaning,” or “a sigh.” By hagig the psalmist may have referred to what Paul called stenagmoi, “groanings” (Rom. 8:26). “Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, unuttered or expressed.”

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