Psalms 5:9

Psalms 5:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
• New International Version (NIV)Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; They flatter with their tongue.

Context of Psalms 5:9

7But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple. 8Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me. For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. 10Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You. 11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

Psalms 5:9 word by word

כִּ֤י אֵ֪ין בְּפִ֡יהוּ נְכוֹנָה֮ קִרְבָּ֪ם הַ֫וּ֥וֹת קֶֽבֶר־פָּת֥וּחַ גְּרוֹנָ֑ם לְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗ם יַחֲלִֽיקוּן׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• not a wordאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• they speakפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• can be trustedכּוּןkûn · to establish: rightH3559
• destructionהַוָּהhavvâh · desireH1942
• within themקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: inner partsH7130
• Their throatsגָּרוֹןgârôn gârôn · throatH1627
• are openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• gravesקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• their tonguesלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• practice deceitחָלַקchâlaq · to smoothH2505

Cross-references for Psalms 5:9

• Psalms 36:1An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
• Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
• Psalms 58:3The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
• Psalms 62:4They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
• Psalms 111:1Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
• Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
• Micah 6:12For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
• Romans 1:29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
• Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
• Psalms 51:6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
• Psalms 58:2No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
• Psalms 64:6They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
• Jeremiah 4:14Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
• Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
• Mark 7:21For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
• Luke 11:39Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Commentaries on Psalms 5:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9No faithfulness in their mouth - They make professions of friendship; but all is hollow and deceitful: "They flatter with their tongue." Very wickedness - Their heart is full of all kinds of depravity. Their throat is an open sepulcher - It is continually gaping for the dead; and sends forth effluvia destructive to the living. I fear that this is too true a picture of the whole human race, totally corrupt within, and abominable without. The heart is the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-12Verses 1-12 :Title Upon Nehiloth - The title of Psalm 4:1-8 is, “upon Neginoth.” As that refers to a musical instrument, so it is probable that this does, and that the idea here is that this psalm was intended particularly for the music-master that had special charge of this instrument, or who presided over those that played on it. Perhaps the idea is that this psalm was specially designed to be accompanied with this instrument. The word here, Nehiloth…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 David prayed often alone, yet was very constant in attendance on public worship. The mercy of God should ever be the foundation both of our hope and of our joy, in every thing wherein we have to do with him. Let us learn to pray, not for ourselves only, but for others; grace be with all that love Christ in sincerity. The Divine blessing comes down upon us through Jesus Christ, the righteous or just One, as of old it did upon Israel through…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The psalmist again describes the terrible acts of the wicked, who cannot stand in God’s presence.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. The wicked are not reliable because by nature they are full of wickedness, or literally, "wickednesses," of every kind (Ro 8:7). sepulchre--a dwelling-place of corruption, emitting moral putridness. flatter--or, "make smooth." their tongue--speaks deceitfully.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 5:9

• Depravity of Man
• Falsehood
• Flattery
• Hypocrisy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Sincerity
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Inward Part
• Compass
• Nehiloth
• Wickedness
• Music
• Papyrus
• Psalms, Book of
• Vulgate

Commentaries on Psalms 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings