April 22, 2020
This psalm is known as an individual lament, whose primary function is to lay a troubled situation before the Lord, asking him for help.
This is the first instance of a psalm with prayers for the personal downfall of enemies. It is an honest call for help that expresses urgency and expectation. The psalmist praises God for loving what is right and hating what is evil. He recognizes that it is only because of the abundant and steadfast love of God that we can have a relationship with Him.
The warning to evildoers in this psalm would serve also as a warning to the singers of a potential judgment to come if they followed a similar path, but faithful believers can sing for joy as the Lord “spreads his protection” over his children.
Psalm 5
Lead Me in Your Righteousness
To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.
1 Give ear to my words, O Lord;
consider my groaning.
2 Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you do I pray.
3 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil may not dwell with you.
5 The boastful shall not stand before your eyes;
you hate all evildoers.
6 You destroy those who speak lies;
the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house.
I will bow down toward your holy temple
in the fear of you.
8 Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
make your way straight before me.
9 For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is destruction;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongue.
10 Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may exult in you.
12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover him with favor as with a shield.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Prayer:
Father,
I am desperately crying out to you. Please hear my prayer.
I know you are not a god that delights in wickedness. Your character is holy, righteous and just. Help me to allow you to deal with those that might do me harm.
Thank you, Lord, that because of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, I have direct access to you.
Lead me in your righteousness and make my choices obvious. Help me to rejoice in your presence and protection even if I don’t feel like rejoicing.
May the joy of my salvation be contagious and a witness for you!
Amen.
We have Joy because of the Hope we have in him. Thank you Lord.
Lord thank you for the privilege to be united with Christ Jesus.
We have joy because it is a fruit of the Spirit, a promise fulfilled.
I am crying out to you. Please hear my prayer, Lord.
I need your help with all the obstacles currently in my path.
“LORD GOD, thank you for your Word which reminds us of your Sovereign and Good Character. Reminds us to live in your Promises for the future by standing on the firm foundation of Faithfulness you have shown in our past and present. Thank you for reminding us to be strong in you … even when. Thank you JESUS! Amen”
Thank you Lord for your “blanket” of protection that you spread over me and cover me with your shield of favor! Especially as such a time of this invading enemy of Covid-19!
He did. He sent His Comfortor. Smiles
Lord, thank You for Your immutable character. Trust and peace are the products of knowing You when I seek You with all my heart. You are my protector!
I love You so much!!!
Father, impress upon me the value of time that with each passing second eternity draws nearer. May I be focused on showing you to those in darkness. Many are hurting and crying out to you because of financial burdens. Others are in such despair they no longer look up to you. Father please send you Holy Spirit to comfort and to guide. May your spirit lead one more to your Son’s saving grace. Father, help m to be more fruitful for your kingdom. I give you my all this day. Thank you, Father, for yet another day. Amen
Amen! ‘One more’ is the anthem and cry. Lord hear our cry for comfort and guidance to those who have lost hope and those who do not know your saving grace. Send us as your missionaries to those who need comfort.
Amen?✝️
For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory, FOREVER. Amen
Thank You Heavenly Father for granting us access to Your presence through the abundance of Your steadfast love. Help us to love others the way You have loved us.
Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:23-26 ESV
Thank you Jesus for hearing our prayers.
AMEN!!!
Thank you, Father, that your love covers us and protects us in our darkest times and delivers us and causes us to be joyful.
thank you Lord for hearing and answering prayers, for your comfort in these times and you are in control
Thank you Father that you hear my prayers, that regardless of how menial they sometimes seem to , you consider them important because I am your daughter and you are my Daddy God. I love you Lord, for your patience and mercy to me.
I was told at an early age that you didn’t have time for my problems because you had the whole world to take care of, but your WORD SPEAKS TRUTH, and I am so grateful that you have revealed yourself to me in mighty ways!
Thank you Jesus that Your love covers us and brings us comfort when we need it most
Lord Jesus thank you for raising Your church to pray. May it be a sweet aroma around You. Teach us Lord and mold us in Your image. Even at times it’s painful we lift our voice and say Glory to God in the highest. Your will be done. We praise You and say come Lord Jesus come quickly. We need You so. In Jesus Name.
Amen! May we never loose the hope that TODAY Jesus will come!
Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
Luke 9:23
Father,
You know the sound of my cry and you draw near. How blessed I am! You hear my prayers and you care. Comfort our nation, Lord, and bring healing to our land, I pray.
I rejoice today because I am safe under your wings and my heart knows it.
Amen.
Lord, lead me in your righteousness and make your way straight before me.
Amen!
In the prayer, one line keeps standing out… “help me to allow you”. This is the essence of the Psalms and the entirety of God’s word. That’s it!
Father, help me to allow you… in my life, my marriage, my kids, relationships with others, and also my relationship with you. Lord, I surrender.
Thank you God for fighting my battles for me. I thank you for turning your ear to me when
I call you. there is no one like you . thank you.
Thank you Lord for the abundance of Your love, we can come in Your presence , You are our refuge in times of trouble, lead us in the path of righteousness . Thank you for the joy in every circumstance, in You alone we can trust. We love You Lord and we exult Your name! Amen!
God always, without fail, answers our prayers in one of four ways: no, slow (wait), grow (not ready) or go.
Lord I lift our nation up to you. People are struggling and I pray that they seek you. My faith and trust ly totally in you Father. I love you Father.
Thank you Lord for clarity, that you can “make your way straight before me.” Help me make the best decisions, enjoy the direction that I get to work toward, and the destinations that I get to arrive at with you, to bless my family, friends and to give you all the glory.
Thank you Lord for hearing our daily prayers!
Dear Heavenly Father,
I come into Your presence daily, amazed, as I marvel at your glorious world that You have created for us. I want to thank you first for loving me and all others who have asked for forgiveness and accepted You only as their Savior and Lord. Please guide us all through this world and defend us against the snares of the evil and corrupt. Help us to stay ever focused on You Lord. We know that You will protect Your children. I feel your blessings and favor every day. Thank you Lord Jesus for always being there for me. The devil has done an awful work on many in my family and others I know but I am even more committed than ever to fight against him in this battle of life. I will not let him win. I know you are my Shield and my Protector and my ever Faithful Savior and Friend. All praise and glory goes to You, Lord. Please help me be a better witness and testament to You. I love you and praise your holy name…the name that is above all names, the name of Jesus. AMEN
Lead me in your righteousness, Oh Lord, covered by your protection and filled with your joy!
Lord you said as I draw nigh to you, you draw nigh to me. I thank you Lord for these precious moments of prayer where I feel you all around me and you invite in the throne room to worship you. Thank you in this place you hear my prayer. Lord I ask for protection for those who are on the front line today doing the work of the Lord. Father protect them shield them from harm and place in them peace that surpasses understanding and fill with great joy that only you can. As we are in prayer forgive you people foe our mistake, let us turn for our ways that are not pleasing to you as we repent. Lastly, father heal our land as only you can.
Thank you Jesus for hearing my humble cry!
In your name I pray. Amen!
Amen! Protect our frontline workers with the shield you give each of us from Ps 5.
Lord I lift up my students today. Specifically the one student who is defeated without hope. The student who has just lost her relationship and been hurt by the pain of loss. I pray you give me wisdom as I work with her today. Lord let the holy spirit work in me to give her mercy as well as help her to build hope in her future. Lord I confess my patience is gone, but this scripture today has convicted me that I must be merciful – as you are merciful. I must show her grace – as you have shown me grace. I must share your love and hope as I professionally help her.
I lift this prayer for all the teachers today – as well as the parents who are struggling to teach their children. Teaching is a privilege Lord. Thank you for calling me to this frontline.
Thank You, Lord, for this day and for this time to focus on Your Word and to be reminded of Your faithfulness and love for us in all circumstances. Forgive us, Father, when we forget that the Lord of Creation is walking beside us in this journey. May we strive to let others see Jesus in us in what we do and say. In the midst of this storm that isn’t yet over, we thank you for how far we’ve come. We know that one day…….one day there will be a rainbow. Amen.
Amen Billie!
Father,
Thank you for your shield of protection and my cup is overwhelmed with blessings of your grace and love. I love the way you love us! Let us be the tool of your light and words so that others see you through us!
Amen.
Thank you Lord for hearing my prayers even when things seen like they are not going my way. When you are ready you always have come through for me. I thank you for teaching me to have patience to wait upon the Lord.
God alone makes me dwell in safety. He leads me in his righteousness. I will seek him in the morning, for his guidance is crucial to living each day. Lord, today make your way plain before my face, and give me the resolve to walk in it. Amen.
Verse 7
But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house.
I will bow down toward your holy temple..
Rejoicing in the steadfast love of the Lord. It’s only because of that love, we can approach Him and worship Him.
V.8 Lead me in your righteousness
v12 For You bless the righteous
My prayer is that when I’m in trouble, that the Lord will lead me in His righteousness and yield to His will. Every battle I fight with God as my captain will always lead to victory. Thank you Lord for the blessed assurance of hope that only comes from you.
Our faithful God is such a comfort in all things! Thank you Jesus!
Praise God His word is true and when we pray the scripture He must answer because He doesn’t lie. Praise God for answered prayers.
Dear Lord, Thank you for your protection from the rising crime reported due to this virus.
Lord, help me to always trust in your love and in nothing else. I do not want to engage in any wickedness or evil because it cannot dwell with you! Help me rejoice and sing always because I take refuge in You!
Thank you Lord for giving ear to my words ??
His love is abundant and steadfast regardless of how I feel, praise God!
Lord, I know that You have not given me a spirit of fear, so I reject that and instead claim the power, love and sound mind You have for me. Help me to know Your WORD so well that I will reject fear the moment it enters my mind and soul. I pray for the frontliners for wisdom, strength, perseverance and patience . And keep them safe always. I pray in the mighty Name of our Savior JESUS CHRIST. AMEN.
Heavenly Father, I praise You and glorify Your name. Father, You are my Lord and Savior. Thank you, Father. I come to you today and pray for the enemies of my children and my enemies. Only you Father know what is happening in our enemies lifes and I believe it must not be good if they have hate in their hearts. Father, take control and counsel them with ministering angles. Surround them with love and understanding that their hearts of hate will turn into hearts seeking Your love. I pray for opportunities to arise that we may express our love for You and pray the salvation prayer with our enemies. I ask for a hedge of protection over my family that when others look upon us they see You and not us. In Jesus Name, Amen!
Thanking the Lord for all the times I can now see that he protected me from disaster, even when I was rebelling against Him. Yes, He let me experience the consequences of many of my bad decisions, but other times He showed me great mercy and grace. His timing and judgement are always perfect.
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may exult in you.
Oh Jesus, I will take refuge in you and my heart will forever sing for joy! You are my strength, my peace, my help in troubling times! I exult in you and love your name!
Father, we are to rejoice always and give thanks in all things. You tell us not to be anxious about anything. Sometimes I do get anxious, but I know I can trust you and when I get that uneasy feeling, I can call on you and You give me strength to be content, and the pease of Holy God will guard my heart and mind in Jesus Christ.
Amen
” Lead me Lord,
Lead me in thy righteousness,
make thy way straight before my face.
For it is thou Lord, thou Lord only, that makest me dwell in safety!!”
Psalm 5:8
Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of [fill-in-the-blank];
make your way straight before me.
David filled in the blank with “my enemies”. He had troubles and concerns but, still, his desire was for the Lord’s righteousness. He desired the Lord to make his way straight BECAUSE of his enemies. Many of us have troubles and concerns, in the center of which might be our “enemy”, COVID-19. My prayer today is that God would use my concerns to make my way straight. My husband and I have been routinely walking in our neighborhood and twice now in recent days, the Lord has prompted me to ask if we can pray for them. Yes, right there on the sidewalk! One neighbor we already knew, the other we did not know but both were eager to be prayed over. I believe that God is eager to welcome His children into the kind of spontaneous prayer that Stephen mentioned in Sunday’s sermon.
Thank you Lord that you cover us with your shield of favor! I am safe in my Father’s arms! I can take refuge in you my Lord & be glad & sing praises of joy because of you!
I loved the verse n.3. “ … in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch…”
always I‘ll wait for you, my Lord, I’ll wait for you answer, for you hands with help for me and my family. You always respond…I’ll just WATCH you glory.
Thanks my God!!
“Make my choices obvious” – AMEN! I wish to perceive clearly your will, Father.
Thank you Father that you hear our cries and our prayers. That we have a father that listens! I am thankful that we have direct access and can come into His house through His steadfast love and not by anything that we have earned.
Thank you that we can take refuge in you and we will be covered by your protection and shield! What a comforting thought in this time!
Eternally grateful for His love and guidance.
What a privilege it is to serve our living God and Savior Jesus!
Thank you Lord for the reminder of the protection You offer. We pray for protection for our entire family. These are difficult times Lord and how grateful we are that You are our refuge. In Jesus’ powerful Name we pray!
Amen