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Psalm 5:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 5 · verse 1
To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.Psalm 5:1 · King James Version
Psalm 5:1 in context
1Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
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Key words (Strong's)
- considerbîynto separate mentallyH995 →
- wordsʼêmersomething saidH561 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- earʼâzanto broaden out the earH238 →
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The title of this psalm has nothing in it peculiar but that it is said to be upon Nehiloth, a word nowhere else used. It is conjectured (and it is but a conjecture) that is signifies wind - instruments, with which this psalm was sung, as Neginoth was supposed to signify the stringed - instruments.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6