Thursday Psalms: Enter God's House!

Today we find a delightful prayer in the first verses of Psalm 5.

¹ Give ear to my words, O Lord;

       consider my groaning.

² Give attention to the sound of my cry,

       my King and my God, for to You do I pray.

³ O Lord, in the morning You hear my voice;

       in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for You and watch.

⁴ For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;

       evil may not dwell with You.

⁵ The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes;

       You hate all evildoers.

⁶ You destroy those who speak lies;

       the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

⁷ But I, through the abundance of Your steadfast love, will enter Your house.

       I will bow down toward Your holy temple in the fear of You.

⁸ Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;

       make Your way straight before me.

At different times, all of us groan and cry out to the Lord.  Our pain, suffering and needs are many and constant.  Thank the Lord, who "gives ear" to all of your prayers, and not just "in the morning"!

This is a nice prayer for us, just a few days after our Easter celebrations of the Resurrection of our Lord.  God your heavenly Father showed you the abundance of His steadfast love, in that even though we are sinners, Christ died for us!  [Romans 5:8]  All who die in faith of Jesus Christ will enter the Lord's house and spend eternity in heaven with Him and all other saints!  

That is the triumph and great news of Easter!

Your servant in Christ,

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

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Soli Deo Gloria

"Restore us, O God, let Your face shine, that we may be saved!"  Psalm 80:3