Psalm 5:2

2 Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to thee, O Lord, will I pray.

Psalm 5:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 5:2

Hearken unto the voice of my cry
Which seems to intend more than groans or words, even a loud outcry, as of a person in great distress; such as the strong crying of Christ, in the days of his flesh, when on the cross, forsaken by God, deserted by his friends, and surrounded by his enemies, ( Hebrews 5:7 ) ; and such, in some measure, was the case of David. The arguments used by him, that the Lord would hearken to him, are as follow: and the first is taken from his interest in the Lord, and his relation to him,

my King and my God;
the Lord was David's King in a civil sense; though David was a king over others, yet the Lord, who is the King of kings, was King over him, and he owned him to be so; he was set upon the throne by him, had his kingdom from him, and was accountable to him: and he was his King in a natural sense, the kingdom of nature and providence belonging to him, as he was his Creator, preserver, protector, and defender; and in a spiritual sense, he being delivered from the dominion of other lords, sin, Satan, and the world, and brought to a subjection to him by his Spirit and grace; and so to own him as his King and Lawgiver, as well as his Saviour. And he was his God; not in a general way, as he is the God of the spirits of all flesh living; nor merely in the peculiar way in which he was the God of the people of Israel; but in a most special manner, as being his covenant God and Father in Christ. He was his God, not only as the God of nature and providence, but as the God of all grace; who had distinguished him by special and spiritual blessings and favours; and whom David loved, believed in, and worshipped as his God. And this his interest in him, and relation to him, he uses with great pertinence and propriety, as an argument that he might be heard by him; since the Lord was his King, and he his subject; the Lord was his God, and he one of his people; the Lord was his father, and he a child of his; and therefore entreats and hopes to be heard; see ( Isaiah 63:15 Isaiah 63:16 ) . His next argument is taken from his resolution to pray to him, and to continue to do so:

for unto thee will I pray;
and only to thee: not to the gods of the Heathen, to idols, the works of men's hands, who can neither hear nor save: and to thee always; suggesting, that he would never leave off praying till he was heard; he would give him no rest, day nor night, until he received an answer.

Psalm 5:2 In-Context

1 Hearken to my words, O Lord, attend to my cry.

2 Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to thee, O Lord, will I pray.

3 In the morning thou shalt hear my voice: in the morning will I wait upon thee, and will look up.

4 For thou art not a god that desires iniquity; neither shall the worker of wickedness dwell with thee.

5 Neither shall the transgressors continue in thy sight: thou hatest, O Lord, all them that work iniquity.

6 Thou wilt destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man.

7 But I will enter into thine house in the multitude of thy mercy: I will worship in thy fear toward thy holy temple.

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

9 For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain; their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit.

10 Judge them, O God; let them fail of their counsels: cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

11 But let all that trust on thee be glad in thee: they shall exult for ever, and thou shalt dwell among them; and all that love thy name shall rejoice in thee.

12 For thou, Lord, shalt bless the righteous: thou hast compassed us as with a shield of favour.