Psalms 5:1-12

Contents: David's prayer in which he extols God's holiness and asks judgment upon the wicked.

Characters: God, David.

Conclusion: Prayer should be both the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening. If we pledge ourselves to Him at the beginning of day, taking sides with Him against the things He abhors, we will be apt to find His way straight before our faces throughout the day.

Key Word: Prayer, Psalms 5:2.

Strong Verses: Psalms 5:3; Psalms 5:11; Psalms 5:12.

Striking Facts: Psalms 5:7. (Worship toward the temple.) The temple shadowed forth the body of Christ, our Mediator, in whom alone our prayers are accepted with the Father. In our praying the soul should ever look toward Him.