Psalms 5:3
Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Intende voci orationis meæ, rex meus et Deus meus.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- πρόσχες τῆς φωνῆς τῆς δεήσεώς μου, ὁ βασιλεύς μου καὶ ὁ θεός μου· ὅτι πρὸς σὲ προσεύξομαι, Κύριε.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה לְק֬וֹל שַׁוְעִ֗י מַלְכִּ֥י וֵאלֹהָ֑י כִּֽי אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ אֶתְפַּלָּֽל
The Fathers on this verse
St Cyprian Treatise IV
35. But for us, beloved brethren, besides the hours of prayer observed of old, both the times and the sacraments have now increased in number. For we must also pray in the morning, that the Lord’s resurrection may be celebrated by morning prayer. And this formerly the Holy Spirit pointed out in the Psalms, saying, “My King, and my God, because unto Thee will I cry; O Lord, in the morning shalt Thou hear my voice; in the morning will I stand before Thee, and will look up to Thee.” And again, the Lord speaks by the mouth of the prophet: “Early in the morning shall they watch for me, saying, Let us go, and return unto the Lord our God.” Also at the sunsetting and at the decline of day, of necessity we must pray again. …
St Cyprian Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews, That He will reign as a King for ever
In Zechariah: “Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee: just, and having salvation; meek, sitting upon an ass that hath not been tamed.” Also in Isaiah: “Who will declare to you that eternal place? He that walketh in righteousness, and holdeth back his hands from gifts; stopping his ears that he may not hear the judgment of blood; and closing his eyes, that he may not see unrighteousness: this man shall dwell in the lofty cavern of the strong rock; bread shall be given him, and his water shall be sure. …
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm V
3. “Attend Thou to the voice of my supplication;” that is, to that voice, which he maketh request that God would understand: of which what the nature is, he hath already intimated, when he said, “Understand my cry. Attend Thou to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God” ( ver. 2 ). Although both the Son is God, and the Father God, and the Father and the Son together One God; and if asked of the Holy Ghost, we must give no other answer than that He is God; and when the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost are mentioned together, we must understand nothing else, than One God; nevertheless Scripture is wont to give the appellation of King to the Son. …