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Psalms 5:3
In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh directly at daybreak, continuing the plea from verse 2. The moment is the first light of morning, before the day has begun.
The words — Boqer (בֹּקֶר, "morning") appears twice, bracketing the action. 'Atsaph (אֲצַפֶּה, "I watch") describes the posture after the plea is laid out — not passive waiting but active, expectant watching.
The thread — The same morning-prayer-and-wait pattern recurs in Psalms 88:13, 119:147, and 130:6, where the soul's expectation for the Lord is compared to watchmen waiting for dawn.
Why it lands — The verse asks the reader to bring a specific plea before God and then stay in expectant attention rather than walking away. It models prayer as a posture of waiting, not merely a transaction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Cross-references
- Psalms 119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.
- Psalms 88:13 But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
- Psalms 130:6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.
- Mark 1:35 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.
- Psalms 55:17 Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
- Isaiah 26:9 My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
- Psalms 69:16 Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
- Psalms 22:2 I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.