Psalms 5:4
For not a God desiring wickedness [art] Thou, Evil inhabiteth Thee not.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
In Context
3Jehovah, [at] morning Thou hearest my voice, [At] morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.
5The boastful station not themselves before Thine eyes: Thou hast hated all working iniquity.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:17'And I have known, my God, that Thou art trying the heart, and uprightness dost desire; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these: and now, Thy people who are found here I have seen with joy to offer willingly to Thee.
Psalms 50:21These thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes.
Psalms 88:14Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.
Psalms 94:20Is a throne of mischief joined [with] Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?
Psalms 140:13Only — the righteous give thanks to Thy name, The upright do dwell with Thy presence!
Malachi 2:17Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: 'In what have we wearied Him?' In your saying: 'Every evil-doer [is] good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,' Or, 'Where [is] the God of judgment?'
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 →