Psa 5:1-3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 5:1-12: Ps 5 This morning prayer (5:3 ) expresses unwavering confidence in the Lord’s help and protection. The psalmist asks for and awaits God’s response (5:1-3 ). He describes the schemes of the wicked in detail but does not get lost in his circumstances. The psalmist also knows that the wicked cannot coexist with God (5:4-6 , 9 ; see 1:5 ). He keeps returning to the Lord (5:7-8 , 10 ; see 5:1-3 ), and then he prays for the godly community (5:10-12 ; see 3:8 ). Summary for Ps 5:1-2: 5:1-2 The request hear me appears in several prayers as a call for God’s attention during a time of trouble (39:12 ; 84:8 ; 143:1 ), as does pay attention (17:1 ; 54:2 ; 130:2 ). The needy ask their God, “Are you listening?”

Summary for Ps 5:1-12: Ps 5 ^a This morning prayer (5:3 ^b) expresses unwavering confidence in the Lord’s help and protection. The psalmist asks for and awaits God’s response (5:1-3 ^c). He describes the schemes of the wicked in detail but does not get lost in his circumstances. The psalmist also knows that the wicked cannot coexist with God (5:4-6 ^d, 9 ^e; see 1:5 ^f). He keeps returning to the Lord (5:7-8 ^g, 10 ^h; see 5:1-3 ⁱ), and then he prays for the godly community (5:10-12 ^j; see 3:8 ^k).
Summary for Ps 5:1-2: 5:1-2 ^l The request hear me appears in several prayers as a call for God’s attention during a time of trouble (39:12 ^m; 84:8 ⁿ; 143:1 ^o), as does pay attention (17:1 ^p; 54:2 ^q; 130:2 ^r). The needy ask their God, “Are you listening?”
5:3 ^s The psalmist begins and ends each day with prayer, awaiting new expressions of God’s fidelity and goodness (143:8 ^t).

• wait expectantly: The psalmist does not demand God’s grace but places hope in it (see Mic 7:7 ^u; Hab 2:1 ^v).