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Psalm 5:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Psalm 5[a]

Prayer for Divine Help

1 For the leader; with wind instruments. A psalm of David.

I

2 Give ear to my words, O Lord;
    understand my sighing.(A)
3 Attend to the sound of my cry,
    my king and my God!
For to you I will pray, Lord;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 5 A lament contrasting the security of the house of God (Ps 5:8–9, 12–13) with the danger of the company of evildoers (Ps 5:5–7, 10–11). The psalmist therefore prays that God will hear (Ps 5:2–4) and grant the protection and joy of the Temple.
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