Psalms

Psalm 5:4–5

⁴For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;

no evil can dwell with You.

⁵The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;

You hate all workers of iniquity.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You	אָ֑תָּה	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a God	אֵֽל־	’êl-	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
who delights	חָפֵ֘ץ	ḥā·p̄êṣ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2655 delighting in, having pleasure in
in wickedness	רֶ֥שַׁע׀	re·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7562 wickedness
no	לֹ֖א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
evil	רָֽע׃	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
can dwell with You	יְגֻרְךָ֣	yə·ḡur·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H1481 sojourn

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The boastful	הֽ֭וֹלְלִים	hō·wl·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1984 shine
cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
stand	יִתְיַצְּב֣וּ	yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand
in Your presence	עֵינֶ֑יךָ	‘ê·ne·ḵā	Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
You hate	שָׂ֝נֵ֗אתָ	śā·nēʾ·t̲ā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8130 hate
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
workers	פֹּ֥עֲלֵי	pō·‘ă·lê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6466 do, make
of iniquity	אָֽוֶן׃	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 5:4 Psalm 11:5 · Hebrews 12:14 · Malachi 2:17 · Psalm 50:21 · Revelation 21:27 · Psalm 101:7 · Psalm 140:13 · Psalm 92:15 · 2 Peter 3:13 · Habakkuk 1:13 · Revelation 21:23 · Psalm 94:20

Psalm 5:5 Psalm 11:5 · Psalm 1:5 · Hosea 9:15 · Proverbs 6:16–19 · Matthew 25:41 · Leviticus 20:23 · Proverbs 1:7 · Proverbs 8:5 · Habakkuk 1:13 · Psalm 75:4 · Zechariah 11:8 · Matthew 7:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.