Psalm 5:1-12
5:1 David asked God to listen to his prayers and also to be present in David's contemplation. With the grace of God active within his contemplative reasoning, David believed he would come to the right conclusions.
5:2 David asked God to come into his life not only as a listener but as an authority. He promised to wake every morning eager for God's counsel. David intended to receive but also implement that counsel into his life decisions, relationships and circumstances.
5:3 Like David, we should make it a commitment to direct our thoughts to God. Every morning. We should look up because He has seen our entire day already; He knows the movements we should make. With our attention on Him, we make those movements, moving ever-closer to Him and the life He has planned for us.
5:4-6 Know what God despises and then reject those things, those traits and ideas. Because David loved and respected God so sincerely, he wanted to become better, always, for Him.
5:7-8 David decided to submit to God's mercy; he made a decision for his life to revere and to worship, to follow. He trusted God, wholly and emphatically, with his entire life. He knew that God would supply provision and protection and direction; and when the path seemed unclear or winding, he trusted that God would make it straight.
5:9-10 David was surrounded by corruption. Instead of taking matters into his own hands, (which is often messy and unsuccessful) he placed them into God's hands. He called for God's justice and restoration.
5:11-12 He prayed for joy to those who trust in God (he prayed for you). David prayed for God's defense over your life. He prayed for you to be blessed and surrounded by God, for you to have joy in God. God's love so clear and strong that David has lit by it even in the deepest darkness.
