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Pentecost Season · Proper 6 · Year C

Psalm 5:1-8

Lead Me, O Lord, in Your Righteousness

June 18, 2028

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Honthorst learned his candlelight in Rome from Caravaggio's followers, and the Dutch called him Gherardo delle Notti for it. Here the light comes off the harp itself.Give ear to my words, O Lord; give heed to my sighing. In the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.Gerard van HonthorstA Utrecht painter (1592-1656) who went to Rome, learned Caravaggio's night lighting there, and brought it home. The Italians called him Gherardo delle Notti, Gerard of the Nights.Centraal Museum, UtrechtThe oldest municipal museum in the Netherlands, and the home of the Utrecht Caravaggisti who brought Italian night-lighting north.Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 7:36-8:3Lk 7:36-8:3
EpistleGal. 2:15-21Gal 2:15-21
Old Testament1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a1 Kgs 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21aAlt. OT2 Sam. 11:26-12:10, 13-152 Sm 11:26-12:10, 13-15
PsalterPs. 5:1-8Ps 5:1-8Alt. PsalmPs. 32Ps 32

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 CommentariesPs 5 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on this morning prayer for guidance.

Psalm 5 CommentaryPs 5 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse walkthrough of the psalmist's trust in steadfast love.

Psalm 5 CommentaryPs 5 Commentary Precept Austin

Verse-by-verse word study compilation on the psalm's morning cry for help.

Psalm 5 (Gill's Exposition)Ps 5 (Gill's Exposition) StudyLight

John Gill's older verse notes on the psalm's contrast of wickedness and steadfast love.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 5 (Hebrew Text)Ps 5 (Hebrew Text) Sefaria

Sefaria's Hebrew-English side-by-side text of the psalm.

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