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Psalms 5:5
5Proud people cannot stand in front of you. God, you hate everyone who does evil things.
Psalms 5:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
- New International Version (NIV)The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong;
- English Standard Version (ESV)The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity.
Context of Psalms 5:5
3Lord, every morning you listen to my voice. At sunrise I will turn to you for help, and I will wait for you to answer. 4My God, you do not like anything that is bad. Evil people cannot live near you. Proud people cannot stand in front of you. God, you hate everyone who does evil things. 6You destroy those who tell lies. The Lord hates murderers, and those who deceive others. 7But I will come into your house, because of your faithful love. I will bend low in your holy temple, and I will worship you.
Read all of Psalms 5Psalms 5:5 word by word
לֹֽא־יִתְיַצְּב֣וּ הֽ֭וֹלְלִים לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינֶ֑יךָ שָׂ֝נֵ֗אתָ כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 5:5
- Psalms 14:1Only fools say to themselves, ‘There is no God.’ People like that do bad and evil things. None of them do things that are good and right.
- Psalms 92:6Here is something that stupid people do not know. Fools do not understand it.
- Psalms 94:8Think again, all you fools among the people! Stupid people, become wise!
- Proverbs 1:7If you want to know how to live in a good way, you must first learn to respect the Lord with fear. Fools refuse to listen to wise teaching.
- Proverbs 8:5You who are silly, learn to be wise! You who are fools, learn to understand what is right.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4If you make a promise to God, quickly do what you have promised. God is not pleased with foolish people. So give what you have promised to give.
- Habakkuk 1:13But you are too holy to accept anything that is evil. You cannot agree with people who do wrong things. So why do you let these wicked people live? Why do you say nothing? They are killing people who are more righteous than themselves.
- Psalms 1:5So they will not go free when God judges them. Sinners cannot join with God's people, the people who are right with God.
- Psalms 130:3Lord, if you should write down all our sins, nobody could stand as a righteous person.
- Psalms 10:3Not only do wicked people boast because they get the things that they want. They also praise robbers, and they curse the Lord.
- Leviticus 20:23The people who are living in Canaan now are doing bad things. I, the Lord, hate them because they do these things. I will send them out of Canaan.
- Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the Lord hates, or even seven things:
- Hosea 9:15The Lord says, ‘They started to do evil things at Gilgal. It was there that I began to hate them. Because they do evil things, I will chase them out of my land. I will not love them any more. Their leaders have all turned against me.
- Zechariah 11:8In one month, I sent away three shepherds. They did not like me and I was not patient with them.
- Matthew 7:23But I will say to these people, “I never knew you. You do not obey God. You are bad. So go away from me.” ’
- Matthew 25:41Then the king will say to those people who are at his left side, “Go away from me. God has decided to punish you. He has prepared a fire that will burn for ever. He has prepared it for Satan and his servants. You will also go into that fire.
Commentaries on Psalms 5:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The foolish shall not stand - He is a fool and a madman who is running himself out of breath for no prize, who is fighting against the Almighty; this every wicked man does; therefore is every wicked man a fool and a madman. Thou hatest all workers of iniquity - Some sin now and then, others generally; some constantly, and some labor in it with all their might. These are the Workers of iniquity. Such even the God of infinite love and mercy hates. Alas!…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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The boastful: Mockers (see study note on Psalm 1:1), the wicked (Psalm 73:3; 75:4), and the arrogant (10:2) use their words to distort the truth and challenge the faith of the godly. The Lord allows only the godly into his presence (see Psalm 1:5). His holiness and justice do not tolerate oppression or evil actions. You hate: The Lord rejects proud sinners (see also Psalm 11:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. foolish--vainglorious and insolent. iniquity--especially such as denotes a negation, or defect, that is, of moral principle.Read the comment
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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
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