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"My voice You shall in the morning, O LORD..."
Day 37 – Psalm 5
“My voice You shall in the morning, O LORD…” Psalm 5:3
AFFECTIONATE NAMES FOR SOME PSALMS
Some of the psalms have affectionate names given to them. Psalm 4 is sometimes known as “The Evening Psalm”. The name lends itself from Psalm 4:4 where the psalmist wrote about how he would meditate on his bed. Psalm 5 is commonly called “The Morning Psalm”. The following text suggests the reason for this affectionate title given.
“My voice you shall hear in the morning, O LORD;
In the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up.”
Psalm 5:3
1. Reference to the “morning”
Is there some significance attached to morning prayers? The idea of praying in the morning may well be linked up to the title David employed… “my King”.
2. Petitions made to the king (human court)
David was king of Israel. He held court as king. In his court he would hear petitions made by his subjects. It would be most natural for his subjects to present their petitions along the following lines:-