Psalm 5--Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

This is another psalm of prayer. The psalmist here says that he will cry unto God in the morning. This is our calling as well. Beginning the day with meditation and prayer is very beneficial and necessary for each of us. We begin the day asking God to lead us in wisdom and godliness in all the events that take place, and in all the decisions we make.

The psalmist continues this psalm, speaking of God's attitude toward the workers of iniquity. God abhors them, which literally means, hates them. Yet we can see that bloody and deceitful man in ourselves. We can see how we flatter with the tongue, but inwardly desire the praise of men. Yet, although we feel God's judgment when we walk in sin, we are assured in the way of repentance that He loves us, for Christ's sake. Hearing of God's forgiveness and love causes us to rejoice. The debt has been paid, not because of the worthiness of our faith, but it is only because of the Lord's mercy that we are not consumed.