New English Translation
Psalms 5:6
6You destroy liars; the Lord despises violent and deceitful people.
Psalms 5:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
- New International Version (NIV)you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, Lord, detest.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
Context of Psalms 5:6
4Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you. 5Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly. You destroy liars; the Lord despises violent and deceitful people. 7But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you. 8Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!
Read all of Psalms 5Psalms 5:6 word by word
תְּאַבֵּד֮ דֹּבְרֵ֪י כָ֫זָ֥ב אִישׁ־דָּמִ֥ים וּמִרְמָ֗ה יְתָ֘עֵ֥ב׀ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 5:6
- Psalms 4:2You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)
- Revelation 21:8But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death.”
- Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood!
- Psalms 26:8O Lord, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!
- Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
- Genesis 34:14They said to them, “We cannot give our sister to a man who is not circumcised, for it would be a disgrace to us.
- 2 Samuel 16:8The Lord has punished you for all the spilled blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you rule. Now the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of bloodshed!”
- 2 Samuel 20:1Now a wicked man named Sheba son of Bicri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He blew the trumpet and said, “We have no share in David; we have no inheritance in this son of Jesse! Every man go home, O Israel!”
- Isaiah 26:21For look, the Lord is coming out of the place where he lives, to punish the sin of those who live on the earth. The earth will display the blood shed on it; it will no longer cover up its slain.
- Romans 1:29They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,
Commentaries on Psalms 5:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6That speak leasing - Falsity, from the Anglo-Saxon leasunge, a lie, falsity, deceit; from leas, lie, which is from the verb leasian to lie. See on Psalm 4:2; (note). The Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man - דמים איש ish damim, the man of bloods; for he who has the spirit of a murderer, will rarely end with one bloodshedding. So the Jews, who clamored for the blood of our Lord, added to that, as far and as long as they could, the blood of his…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. 66. leasing--a lie. the bloody ... man--literally, "man of blood"--murderer.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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