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Psalms 5:6

Truth and honesty

4 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.

5 The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.

You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

7 But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.

8 Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.

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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
You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
KJV
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
WEB
You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
ASV
Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
DARBY
Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.
BLB
You will destroy those speaking falsehood; a man of blood and deceit YHWH abhors.
ÅB
Du vil ødelegge dem som taler løgn;
Herren avskyr dem som er blodtørstige og falske.
OTB
Du ødelegger dem som taler løgn;
Herren avskyr den som utøser blod og bedrar.
B1930
Du lar dem som taler løgn, gå til grunne; den blodgjerrige og falske mann er en vederstyggelighet for Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 55:23

    But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

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  • Revelation 21:8

    But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

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  • Isaiah 26:21

    For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.

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  • Revelation 22:15

    But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

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  • Genesis 34:25–26

    Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

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  • Psalms 4:2

    How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies ? Selah

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  • 2 Samuel 20:1

    Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”

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  • Psalms 26:8–10

    O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

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