Psalms 5:9

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.

For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

10 Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.

11 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

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 not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
KJV
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
WEB
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.
ASV
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.
DARBY
For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
BLB
For there is no firmness in his mouth; within them is destruction; their throat [is] a grave being wide open; they make their tongue smooth.
ÅB
For det er ikke sannhet i deres munn;
ødeleggelse er i deres indre,
munnen deres er en åpen grav,
og tungen deres er glatt.
OTB
For det er intet pålitelig i deres tale;
Deres indre er ødeleggelse.
Deres strupe er en åpen grav;
De bruker sin tunge til å smigre.
B1930
For det er ikke sannhet i deres munn; deres indre er fordervelse, deres strupe en åpen grav; sin tunge gjør de glatt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 9:3–6

    “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

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  • Romans 3:13

    “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

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  • Psalms 62:4

    They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

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  • Micah 6:12

    For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

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  • Proverbs 29:5

    A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

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  • Psalms 51:6

    Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

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  • Psalms 52:2

    Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

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  • Luke 11:44

    Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

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