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Time after Pentecost · Proper 25 · Year C

Psalm 5

Lead Me, O Lord, in Your Righteousness

October 29, 2028

King David in Prayer, Pieter de Grebber
King David in Prayer, Pieter de Grebber, c. 1640Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
A Haarlem painter's David, caught alone at the harp with his crown set down beside him rather than on his head.The psalms of petition are prayed by a king who has put the crown aside, which is the posture the words themselves take.Pieter de GrebberA Haarlem painter (c. 1600-1652) of biblical subjects, from a Catholic family working in a Protestant city, which is part of why his religious pictures are quiet and domestic rather than triumphal.Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamThe Netherlands' national museum, built around the Dutch Golden Age and reopened in 2013 after a ten-year rebuilding.Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 18:9-17Lk 18:9-17
Epistle2 Tim. 4:6-8, 16-182 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18
Old TestamentGen. 4:1-15Gn 4:1-15
PsalterPs. 5Ps 5

Overview & Insights

"But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house." (Psalm 5:7)

This morning prayer asks God to listen to the psalmist's cry for help against deceitful enemies while affirming that God takes no pleasure in wickedness. The psalmist trusts that God's steadfast love makes a way into his presence despite the threats surrounding him.

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Commentary

Psalm 5 CommentaryPs 5 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse look at David's morning prayer for guidance.

Psalm 5:1 CommentariesPs 5:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Collects several classic commentaries on the psalm's opening plea.

Psalm 5 (Barnes' Notes)Ps 5 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

Albert Barnes on David's trust in God's righteous favor.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 5:1 InterlinearPs 5:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew interlinear text for the psalm's opening line.

Psalm 5Ps 5 Sefaria

Hebrew-English parallel text of the full psalm.

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