STUDIO ALBUMS

A Morning Prayer

Psalm 5 is a morning prayer, written in the same spirit as Ps. 4, an evening prayer. The circumstances under which the two psalms were written were probably similar. After a night of calm sleep the psalmist utters this prayer before entering God's house (v. 7). He is confident that God, who will not allow wicked men to prevail, will surely cause those who trust in Him to have fullness of joy. The psalm begins with prayer to God, then expresses unwavering confidence in God, pleads for God's guidance in life's perplexities, and finally, exhorts all to put their trust in God.³
 

Nehiloth

The Hebrew word Nehiloth is taken from another word, signifying "to perforate;" "to bore through," whence it comes to mean a pipe or a flute; so that this song was probably intended to be sung with an accompaniment of wind instruments, such as the horn, the trumpet, flute, or cornet. However, it is proper to remark that we are not sure of the interpretation of these ancient titles, for the Septuagint translates it, "For him who shall obtain inheritance."²
 

Division

In this psalm,
I. David settles a correspondence between his soul and God, promising to pray, and promising himself that God would certainly hear him (v. 1-3).
II. He gives to God the glory, and takes to himself the comfort, of God's holiness (v. 4-6).
III. He declares his resolution to keep close to the public worship of God (v. 7).
IV. He prayed,
   1. For himself, that God would guide him, (v. 8).
   2. Against his enemies, that God would destroy them (v. 9, 10).
   3. For all the people of God, that God would give them joy, and keep them safe (v. 11, 12).
And this is all of great use to direct us in prayer. ⁴