Psalms
Psalm 5:4–6
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.
6You destroy those who tell lies;
the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 5:4
| 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 |
Psalm 5:5
| 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 |
Psalm 5:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You destroy | תְּאַבֵּד֮ | tə·’ab·bêḏ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6 perish |
| those who tell | דֹּבְרֵ֪י | dō·ḇə·rê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H1696 speak |
| lies | כָ֫זָ֥ב | ḵā·zāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| abhors | יְתָ֘עֵ֥ב׀ | yə·ṯā·‘êḇ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8581 loathe, detest |
| the man | אִישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of bloodshed | דָּמִ֥ים | dā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1818 blood |
| and deceit | וּמִרְמָ֗ה | ū·mir·māh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4820 deceit, treachery |
Cross-references
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
Psalm 5:6 Revelation 21:8 · Psalm 55:23 · Revelation 22:15 · Isaiah 26:21 · Genesis 34:25–26 · Psalm 4:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.