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Protection from the Wicked
Psa 5:1-12
The ordering of prayer is very necessary, Gen 22:9. Our Lord’s prayer should be our model. Often our words need to be supplemented by our meditations; that is, we must make room for the “groanings which cannot be uttered,” but which the Spirit understands, Rom 8:26-27. Distinct from either of these is the urgent ejaculation for aid which is here described as the voice of my cry, Psa 5:2. As soon as we awake, let us speak to God. We must keep watch for the answer, Psa 5:3, r.v. How many answers we miss, because we get tired of waiting for the return of our ships!
Note the seven expressions for the ungodly, Psa 5:4-7. As for me-the chief of sinners, but see 1Co 15:10. The Jew in prayer turned toward the Temple, Psa 5:7; Dan 6:10. Here the Tabernacle, which preceded it, stood for the same, 1Sa 1:9. We look to the Most Holy Place, whither Jesus has entered, Heb 10:19.
The ungodly are specially characterized by sins of speech, Psa 5:9. Wicked men are like sepulchers, which exhale pestilential odors. Their doom is inevitable. Notice the combination of trust, love, and joy, Psa 5:11.