Psalms 5:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. ”

Psalms 5:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

:Title Upon Nehiloth - The title of Psalms 4:1-8 is, “upon Neginoth.” As that refers to a musical instrument, so it is probable that this does, and that the idea here is that this psalm was i...
Psalms 5:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For thou [art] not a God that hath pleasure in (c) wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. (c) Seeing that God of nature hates wickedness, he must punish the wicked and save the godly.
Psalms 5:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

V. A Hymn for Morning Sacrifice in the Temple. Psalms 5:1-3 . Solemn invocation of Yahweh. The Psalmist sets in order ( Psalms 5:3 ), not perhaps his prayer (RV), but his sacrifice, the victim an...
Psalms 5:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

wickedness . lawlessness. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44.
Psalms 5:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here David makes the malice and wickedness of his enemies an argument to enforce his prayer for the divine favor towards him. The language is indeed abrupt, as the saints in prayer will often s...
Psalms 5:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. Neither shall evil dwell with thee - As thou art holy, so thou hast pleasure only in holiness; and as to...
Psalms 5:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Neither shall evil dwell— Neither shall the wicked sojourn. Fenwick understands this of the evil one, by way of eminence; the devil; as by the righteous or Just One, in the 12th verse, he...
Psalms 5:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. For - the ground of his hope. Deliverance from his enemies is the object of his prayer. His enemie...
Psalms 5:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a morning prayer before going to the sanctuary. The chief difficulty in ascribing it to David lies in the reference ( Psalms 5:7 ) to 'thy holy temple.' The word means a 'palace,' and is not...
Psalms 5:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Neither shall evil. — Better, the wicked man is not thy guest. For the same thought, see Psalms 15 ; and for the opposite, of God coming to dwell with the godly, Isaiah 57:15 .
Psalms 5:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 5:1-12 THE reference to the temple in Psalms 5:7 is not conclusive against the Davidic authorship of this psalm, since the same word is applied in 1 Samuel 1:9 ; 1 Samuel 3:3 to the ho...
Psalms 5:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Protection from the Wicked Psalms 5:1-12 The ordering of prayer is very necessary, Genesis 22:9 . Our Lord's prayer should be our model. Often our words need to be supplemented by our med...
Psalms 5:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is another song of the morning. It opens with language which reveals the reason of the soul's assurance as it faces another day. First are petitions asking the attention of Jehovah. These are fo...
Psalms 5:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How beautiful and appropriate are all the things here said, if read with an eye to the great Redeemer, as putting up the several pleas, because of those evils he came to destroy. He came to destroy t...
Psalms 5:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For thou [art] not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness ,.... Sin, ungodliness; it is contrary to his nature, who is holy, just, and good; and to his will revealed in his law, which is the same wi...
Psalms 5:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For thou [art] not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. Ver. 4. For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness ] As the kings of the earth have, s...
Psalms 5:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning That is, early, seasonably, in a time when thou wilt be found, and art ready to hear; or rather, every morning. As soon as I awake, I am still with thee , a...
Psalms 5:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for Guidance and Protection. To the chief musician upon Nehiloth. A psalm of David. 1 Give ear to my words, O...
Psalms 5:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For; or, but ; or, surely . In wickedness ; or, in wicked men . Thou dost not approve of nor delight in them, or in their prayers, but dost hate and wilt destroy them, as it here follows: c...
Psalms 5:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness, Evil will not sojourn with you, The arrogant will not stand in your sight, You hate all workers of iniquity, You will destroy him who speaks...
Psalms 5:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “A morning prayer of David, appealing to God as his king, against whose sovereignty his own enemies were really in rebellion.”— Kay . “This psalm must have been composed at Jerusalem, s...
Psalms 5:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 5 This Psalm is peculiar in setting forth the characteristics of prayer in general. I. In the first and second verses we have a suggestion of the variety of prayer. (1) "Give ear to my wo...
Psalms 5:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 5:1 . Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Sometimes we pray right off, as David did when he cried to the Lord, «Hear me when I call.» At other times, we sit down to medit...
Psalms 5:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 5:6 . Leasing; a Gothic and primitive word equivalent to falsehood. They professed loyalty to the king, but were traitors in heart, as in Psalms 5:9 . Psalms 5:9 . Their throat is an op...
Psalms 5:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Give ear to my words, O Lord. The inward and outward sides of the Divine life The Psalm falls into two main parts-- Psalms 5:1-7 , and Psalms 5:8-12 . The inward comes first; for communion wi...
Psalms 5:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is assigned by some to the time of Manasseh, but contains nothing that is really opposed to the superscription—"A Psalm of David"—since, before the temple was built, the...
Psalms 5:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Morning Prayer before Worship. To the chief musician, for use in the liturgical service, upon Nehiloth, flutes or wind instruments of the Temple-orchestra, a psalm of David. David was at this time...
Psalms 5:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:17 ; 2 Peter 3:13 ; Habakkuk 1:13 ; Hebrews 12:14 ; John 14:23 ; Malachi 2:17 ; Psalms 50:21 ; Psalms 10:1 ; Psalms 94:20 ; Revelation 21:23 ; Revelation 21:27
Psalms 5:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Surely — Thou dost not approve of, nor delight in them, or in their prayers. Dwelt — Have any fellowship with thee.

Psalms 5:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 5:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 5:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 5:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 5:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 5:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 5:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 5:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 5:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 5:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 5:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 5:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 5:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 5:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 5:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 5:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 5:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes