Psalms 5 (DRB)

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Chapter Text

5:1 Unto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance. A psalm for David.

5:2 Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry.

5:3 Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God.

5:4 For to thee will I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice.

5:5 In the morning I will stand before thee, and I will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.

5:6 Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes.

5:7 Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity: thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie. The bloody and the deceitful man the Lord will abhor.

5:8 But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.

5:9 Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight.

5:10 For there is no truth in their mouth: their heart is vain.

5:11 Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices: according to the multitude of their wickednesses cast them out: for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

5:12 But let all them be glad that hope in thee: they shall rejoice for ever, and thou shalt dwell in them. And all they that love thy name shall glory in thee.

5:13 For thou wilt bless the just. O Lord, thou hast crowned us, as with a shield of thy good will.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "obtaineth", "inheritance", "psalm", "david", "give", "lord", and "words". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "obtaineth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "mercy" and "obtaineth" carries the first interpretive weight. In The LORD as Shepherd, the local focus is trust, covenant mercy, guidance, and worship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mercy" and "obtaineth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.