Psalm 5:1–3
A heart set in order before the King at dawn is a heart prepared to see God's hand throughout the day.
1 Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.
2 Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for I pray to you.
3 Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
A heart set in order before the King at dawn is a heart prepared to see God's hand throughout the day.
To establish the necessity of disciplined, expectant morning prayer as the believer's primary means of aligning with God's sovereign authority.
Psalm 5:1-3 opens the psalm with urgent petitions for divine attention. The psalmist asks the LORD to hear his words, consider his groaning, and listen to his cry for help. The section culminates in disciplined morning prayer, with the psalmist directing his request to God and watching expectantly.