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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 5:3

Psa 5:3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up. Ver. 3. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning ] That fittest season, usually, for prayer, or any other serious business, παν εργον . The very heathens chose the morning chiefly for sacrifice, as Nestor in Homer, the Argonauts in Apollonius. The Persian magi sang hymns to their gods at break of day, and worshipped the rising sun. The Pinarii and Potitii (certain... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 5:3

Psalms 22:2, Psalms 55:17, Psalms 69:16, Psalms 88:13, Psalms 119:147, Psalms 130:6, Isaiah 26:9, Mark 1:35 Reciprocal: Genesis 19:27 - early Exodus 29:39 - in the morning Exodus 36:3 - every morning 1 Samuel 1:19 - they rose 1 Kings 18:43 - Go up Job 1:5 - rose up Psalms 18:3 - I will Psalms 59:16 - morning Psalms 63:1 - early Psalms 119:149 - Hear Psalms 141:2 - set forth read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 5:3

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.Morning — Every morning. As soon as I wake, I am still with thee, as he saith, Psalm 139:18. The first thing that I do is to pray to thee. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 5:3

3. In the morning Showing that this is an early morning prayer, and that prayer is now his first business and sole reliance. Will I direct my prayer The word prayer is not in the original. The word translated, “I will direct,” means to arrange, to set in order, and, in its ritualistic sense, to prepare or arrange in order for sacrifice, as Genesis 22:9; Leviticus 1:7-8; Leviticus 1:12. David had prepared himself unto the Lord by prayer and watchfulness, laying open his whole heart and... read more

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