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Psalm 5:1–3 – Morning prayer What happens: David presents his cries to God at daybreak and waits expectantly. What it means: Start the day with God-focused dependence. Expectation honors His faithfulness.

Psalm 5:4–6 – God hates evil What happens: God takes no pleasure in wickedness and opposes the proud and deceitful. What it means: God is holy and morally pure. Sin cannot stand in His presence.

Psalm 5:7–8 – Worship and guidance What happens: David enters by God’s mercy and asks for a straight path. What it means: Access to God is grace, not merit. God guides those who fear Him.

Psalm 5:9–10 – Judge lies What happens: David describes enemies’ deceit and asks God to bring justice. What it means: Truth matters to God, and He judges destructive speech. Justice protects the community.

Psalm 5:11–12 – Joy for the righteous What happens: Those who take refuge in God rejoice; God surrounds the righteous with favor. What it means: God is a refuge and rewarder. He delights to bless faithful trust.

Application

  • Begin each day with prayer and Scripture.
  • Speak truth and reject manipulative words.
  • Ask God to straighten your path today.

Bible

1To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

7But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

8Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

10Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

12For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

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