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 as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear. 8Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me. For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 10Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee. 11And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.

Psalms 5:9 word by word

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

Cross-references for Psalms 5:9

• Psalms 36:1The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.
• Psalms 52:2Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.
• Psalms 58:3The wicked go astray from the womb; they err as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
• Psalms 62:4They only consult to thrust [him] down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.
• Psalms 111:1Hallelujah! I will celebrate Jehovah with [my] whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the assembly.
• Jeremiah 9:3And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
• Micah 6:12For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
• Romans 1:29being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,
• Romans 3:13their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison [is] under their lips:
• Psalms 51:6Behold, thou wilt have truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden [part] thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
• Psalms 58:2Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.
• Psalms 64:6They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward [thought] and heart is deep.
• Jeremiah 4:14Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
• Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?
• Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
• Luke 11:39But the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward [parts] are full of plunder 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
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• Psalms, Book of
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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