Psalms 5:5
Boasters, shall not station themselves, before thine eyes,—Thou hatest all workers of iniquity:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
In Context
4For, not a GOD finding pleasure in lawlessness, art thou, and wrong can be no guest of thine:
6Thou wilt destroy them who speak falsehood,—The man of bloodshed and of deceit, Yahweh abhorreth.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:23So shall ye not walk in the—statutes of the nations, which I am casting out from before you,—For all these things, had they done, Therefore I abhorred them;
Psalms 10:3For the lawless one hath boasted over the longing of his soul, and, the robber, hath blasphemed Yahweh.
Psalms 14:1The impious hath said in his heart—There is no God! They have acted corruptly, they have done an abominable deed, there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 75:4I have said to the boasters, Do not boast, And to the lawless, Do not lift up a horn;
Psalms 94:8Understand, ye brutish among the people, And, ye dullards, when will ye show discretion?
Proverbs 1:7The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 5:2-7
Prayer for Guidance and Protection. 1 Give ear to my words, O Lord , consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord ; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing:… Read the whole commentary →