Psalms
Psalm 5:4
4For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
no evil can dwell with You.
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.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.