Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

For the music director; for [a]flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.

5 Listen to my words, Lord,
 Consider my sighing.
 2 Listen to the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,
 For to You I pray.

-          In Psalm chapter 3 we learned to pray in the morning

o   Chapter 3 starts with “Lord, how my enemies have increased”

-          In Psalm chapter 4 we learned to pray in the evening

o   Chapter 4 starts with “Answer me when I call…”

-          Now Chapter 5 is a prayer for protection from the wicked

o   The title reminds us that we need protection from God

-          Listen to my words, Lord

o   This assumes, you are praying to the Lord (with heartfelt words)

-          Consider my sighing

o   sighing only happens with distress

-          It seems that although Chapter 4 ended in trusting God more and more

o   Then the next day came and we are back to praying and sighing

-          Listen to the sound of my cry for help

o   A cry for help is felt deep instead and then bubbles up to the mouth

o   Emotion gets a voice in the form of a cry (it’s seems desperate)

-          My King and my God, For to You I pray

o   Here David is acknowledging that God is his King and his God

§  We always need to remember His Kingship; He is God Almighty

§  He is awesome in power and knowledge and wisdom

§  He can solve any problem (all things are possible with God)

o   For to you I pray

§  It with the recognition of His Kingship and Godhead

§  That is who the prayer is being sent too (message to God – Urgent)

§  Listen to the sound of my cry (can you hear the urgency God?)

3 In the morning, Lord, [b]You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will present my [c]prayer to You and be on the watch.

-          In chapter 3 we prayed in the morning

-          In chapter 4 we prayed and night before going to sleep

-          In chapter 5 we start praying in the morning again (day by day)

-          In the morning, Lord, You will hear my voice

o   It was the last thing He heard before you slept

o   And it should be the first thing He hears when you awake

o   Does God have your attention (first and last every day?)

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