Discovery BoxPsalms 5:1 
ContextFor the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; 2 a psalm of David.
5:1 Listen to what I say, 3 Lord!
Carefully consider my complaint! 4
Psalms 17:1
ContextA prayer of David.
17:1 Lord, consider my just cause! 6
Pay attention to my cry for help!
Listen to the prayer
I sincerely offer! 7
Psalms 50:22
Context50:22 Carefully consider this, you who reject God! 8
Otherwise I will rip you to shreds 9
and no one will be able to rescue you.
Psalms 107:43
Context107:43 Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things!
Let them consider the Lord’s acts of loyal love!
1 sn Psalm 5. Appealing to God’s justice and commitment to the godly, the psalmist asks the Lord to intervene and deliver him from evildoers.
2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word נְחִילוֹת (nÿkhilot), which occurs only here, is uncertain. Many relate the form to חָלִיל (khalil, “flute”).
3 tn Heb “my words.”
4 tn Or “sighing.” The word occurs only here and in Ps 39:3.
5 sn Psalm 17. The psalmist asks God to intervene on his behalf because his life is threatened by dangerous enemies. He appeals to divine justice, for he is certain of his own innocence. Because he is innocent, he expects to encounter God and receive an assuring word.
6 tn Heb “hear,
7 tn Heb “Listen to my prayer, [made] without lips of deceit.”
8 tn Heb “[you who] forget God.” “Forgetting God” here means forgetting about his commandments and not respecting his moral authority.
9 sn Elsewhere in the psalms this verb is used (within a metaphorical framework) of a lion tearing its prey (see Pss 7:2; 17:12; 22:13).
