Psalms 5

Psalms 5:1

Title. Nehiloth] Upon winde-instruments, that have hollownesse in them to blowe into.

COnsider my meditation] That is, my vehement prayer, and secret complaint and sighings, proceeding from meditation.

Psalms 5:3

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning] Psalms 130:6.

in the morning] I will pray betimes, and will not cease till I be heard, Psalms 88:13. Habakkuk 2:1.

will I direct my prayer] Heb. set in order: to wit, my petitions or words, Job 32:14.

will look up] Psal. 123. 1, 2. Heb. look out; to wit, like a watch-man.

Psalms 5:4

that hath pleasure in wickednesse] Seeing that God by nature hateth wickednesse, he must needs punish the wicked, and save the godly.

neither shall evil dwell with thee] Heb. sojourn, or be harboured as a guest, much lesse dwell constantly, Psalms 84:10.

evil] Or, the evil man.

Psalms 5:5

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight] Mad men, which run most ragingly after their carnall affections, Psal. 14. 1, 2.

in thy sight] Heb. before thine eyes.

Psalms 5:6

the bloody and deceitfull man] Psalms 55:23. Heb. the man of bloods and deceit.

and deceitfull man] Secret sinners; for bloodie men are open, deceitfull ones work privily.

Psalms 5:7

I will come into thy house] In the deepest of his tentations, he putteth his confidence in God.

in thy fear] Or, in the fear of thee, as Isaiah 53:11.

thy holy temple] Heb. the temple of thy holinesse.

Psalms 5:8

Lead me] Leading, is for the directing of the journey, Psalms 25:5. and 143. 8, 10. Proverbs 3:6. Making plain the way, is for the easier walking, Isai. 40. 3, 4.

because of mine enemies] Because thou art just, therefore lead me out of danger, for many watch to hurt me.

mine enemies] Heb. those which observe me.

straight] Or, even, as Isai. 26. 7, 10.

Psalms 5:9

no faithfulnesse in their mouth] Nothing that one may trust to: no stedfastnesse.

faithfulnesse] Or, stedfastnesse.

in their mouth] Heb. in his mouth, that is, in the mouth of any of them.

very wickednesse] Heb. wickednesses.

their threat is an open sepulchre] Romans 3:13. Desires to swallow men like the grave, Proverbs 27:20. and Proverbs 30:16.

open sepulchre] Jeremiah 5:16.

Psalms 5:10

Destroy thou them] Or, make them guilty.

by their own counsells] Or, from their counsels. Let their own devices overthrow them.

in] Or, for.

transgressions] Or, defections.

they have rebelled against thee] Destroy them not for my sake, but for thy sake.

Psalms 5:11

But let all those that put their trust in thee, rejoyce] Thy favour toward me shall confirm the faith of others.

thou defendest them] Heb. thou coverest over, or protectest them.

Psalms 5:12

compasse him] Heb. crown him.

as with a shield] So that he shall be safe from all dangers.