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Chapter 5 · Open to readFrom Psalms · Douay–Rheims / Challoner (1749–1752)
What does Psalms Chapter 5 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?
Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary
The speaker asks the Lord to hear and promises morning prayer and standing. He contrasts iniquity with entering by mercy and asks guidance against deceit. He requests judgment and gladness and speaks of a crown like a shield of good will.
Chapter breakdown
The Latin incipit reads Verba mea auribul. The separate heading calls this a prayer against human iniquities. Its inscription is unto the end, for her obtaining the inheritance, a psalm for David; the separate note identifies her with Christ's church.
In the psalmist’s speech, the speaker asks the Lord, his King and God, to hear his words, cry and prayer. He will pray and be heard in the morning, stand and see before God, who does not will iniquity. He says wicked and unjust people will not dwell near or remain before God, who hates iniquity, destroys liars and abhors the bloody and deceitful man.
In abundant mercy he will enter God's house and worship toward the holy temple in fear. He asks guidance in justice because of enemies and a directed way. He describes their mouths without truth, vain hearts, throats like open sepulchres and deceitful tongues. He asks judgment, that they fall from devices and be cast out for wickedness and provocation. He wishes those hoping in God glad, speaks of rejoicing forever and God dwelling in them, and says those loving His name glory in Him. He ends with blessing of the just and the Lord crowning them as with a shield of good will.
The story inside
Opening: The speaker asks the Lord to hear and promises morning prayer and standing. Development: He contrasts iniquity with entering by mercy and asks guidance against deceit. Conclusion: He requests judgment and gladness and speaks of a crown like a shield of good will.
Lessons worth keeping
- 1The speaker asks the Lord to hear and promises morning prayer and standing.
- 2He contrasts iniquity with entering by mercy and asks guidance against deceit.
- 3He requests judgment and gladness and speaks of a crown like a shield of good will.
Test your recall
Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?
Source edition and notes
Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.
Lines 57974–57975
For her that obtaineth the inheritance.... That is, for the church of Christ.
Lines 57981–57982
For to thee will I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice.
Lines 57993–57994
But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.
Lines 58001–58004
Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: judge them, O God.
Lines 58010–58011
For thou wilt bless the just. O Lord, thou hast crowned us, as with a shield of thy good will.
