New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 5:4
Psalms 5:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
- New International Version (NIV)For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You.
Context of Psalms 5:4
2Listen to the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, For to You I pray. 3In the morning, Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will present my prayer to You and be on the watch. For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil can dwell with You. 5The boastful will not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do injustice. 6You destroy those who speak lies; The Lord loathes the person of bloodshed and deceit.
Read all of Psalms 5Psalms 5:4 word by word
כִּ֤י׀ לֹ֤א אֵֽל־חָפֵ֘ץ רֶ֥שַׁע׀ אָ֑תָּה לֹ֖א יְגֻרְךָ֣ רָֽע׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 5:4
- Psalms 50:21These things you have done and I kept silent; You thought that I was just like you; I will rebuke you and present the case before your eyes.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17Since I know, my God, that You put the heart to the test and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.
- Habakkuk 1:13Your eyes are too pure to look at evil, And You cannot look at harm favorably. Why do You look favorably At those who deal treacherously? Why are You silent when the wicked swallow up Those more righteous than they?
- Malachi 2:17You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and He delights in them,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”
- Psalms 94:20Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree?
- Psalms 101:7One who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house; One who speaks lies shall not maintain his position before me.
- Psalms 140:13Certainly the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence.
- John 14:23Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will follow My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.
- Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
- 2 Peter 3:13But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
- Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
Commentaries on Psalms 5:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Neither shall evil dwell with thee - As thou art holy, so thou hast pleasure only in holiness; and as to evil men, they shall never enter into thy glory; רע יגרך לא lo yegurecha ra, "the evil man shall not even sojourn with thee."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. 1-12This morning prayer (Psalm 5:3) shows strong trust in the Lord's help and protection. The psalmist asks for God's response and waits for it (Psalm 5:1–3). He describes the plans of the wicked in detail but stays focused on God. The psalmist knows the wicked cannot be with God (Psalm 5:4–6, 9; see 1:5). He keeps returning to the Lord (Psalm 5:7–8, 10; see 5:1–3), and then he prays for the godly community (5:10–12; see 3:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. For, &c.--God only regards sincere worshippers. evil--or, "the evil man." dwell--lodge, remain under protection.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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