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Psalms 5:4

God's holiness

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.

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: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.
KJV
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
WEB
For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.
ASV
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
DARBY
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee.
BLB
For You [are] not a God delighting in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with You.
ÅB
For du er ikke en Gud som har behag i ondskap;
den onde får ikke bo hos deg.
OTB
For Du er ikke en Gud som har glede i ondskap;
Intet ondt kan bo hos Deg.
B1930
For du er ikke en Gud som har behag i ugudelighet; den onde får ikke bo hos dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 11:5

    The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

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  • Hebrews 12:14

    Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

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  • Malachi 2:17

    Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?

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  • Revelation 21:27

    And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

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  • Psalms 50:21

    These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

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  • Psalms 101:7

    He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

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  • Psalms 92:15

    To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

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  • Psalms 140:13

    Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

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