Psalms 5:5-12

5 Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6 Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.
7 But as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear.
8 Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.
9 For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
10 Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee.
11 And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.
12 For thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous [man]; with favour wilt thou surround him as [with] a shield.

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Footnotes 9

  • [a]. Or 'the boastful,' 'the arrogant,' as Ps. 73.3.
  • [b]. The Hebrew word is used for 'mighty deeds,' 'achievements,' and is common in the Psalms: see Job 31.3; 34.8,22.
  • [c]. Chesed: see Ps. 4.3.
  • [d]. Or 'palace.'
  • [e]. Or 'through.'
  • [f]. Lit. 'straight.'
  • [g]. 'Corrupt, depraved desires,' 'wickedness;' 'mischievous things,' Ps. 38.12: the word is plural.
  • [h]. Lit. 'make smooth.'
  • [i]. Here the larger shield, one which screened the whole body: 'buckler,' Ps. 35.2; 91.4.
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