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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)My enemies cannot speak a truthful word. Their deepest desire is to destroy others. Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with flattery.

Context of Psalms 5:9

7But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple. 8Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies— make your way straight before me. 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. 10Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you. 11But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• no faithfulnessכּוּןkûn · to establish: rightH3559
• in their mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• their inwardקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: inner partsH7130
• very wickednessהַוָּהhavvâh · desireH1942
• their throatגָּרוֹןgârôn gârôn · throatH1627
• an openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• sepulchreקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• they flatterחָלַקchâlaq · to smoothH2505
• with their tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956

Cross-references for Psalms 5:9

• Psalms 36:1I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes.
• Psalms 52:2You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.
• Psalms 58:3Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
• Psalms 62:4Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.
• Psalms 111:1Praise the Lord. I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
• Jeremiah 9:3“They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do not acknowledge me,” declares the Lord.
• Micah 6:12Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.
• 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 poison of vipers is on their lips.”
• Psalms 51:6Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
• Psalms 58:2No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth.
• Psalms 64:6They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
• Jeremiah 4:14Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?
• Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
• Mark 7:21For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder,
• Luke 11:39Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, 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