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Psalm 5:4–6

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4For you are not a God who desiresf wickedness.

Evil cannot dwell with you.

5The boastful do not stand beforeg your eyes.

You hate all evildoers.

6You destroy speakers of lies.h

A man of bloodshedi and deceit Yahweh abhors.

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Footnotes

  1. fOr “takes delight in”
  2. gOr “in front of”
  3. hHebrew “lie”
  4. iLiterally “a man of bloods”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;

evil may not dwell with you.

The boastful shall not stand before your eyes;

you hate all evildoers.

You destroy those who speak lies;

the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;

with you, evil people are not welcome.

The arrogant cannot stand

in your presence.

You hate all who do wrong;

you destroy those who tell lies.

The bloodthirsty and deceitful

you, Lord, detest.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;

evil cannot dwell with you.

The boastful cannot stand in your sight;

you hate all evildoers.

You destroy those who tell lies;

the Lord abhors violent and treacherous people.

NLTNew Living Translation

O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness;

you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked.

Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence,

for you hate all who do evil.

You will destroy those who tell lies.

The Lord detests murderers and deceivers.

KJV 1900King James Version

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness:

Neither shall evil dwell with thee.

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight:

Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing:

The Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.