Psalms 5:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For there is no faithfulnessc in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. ”

Psalms 5:9 - 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 5:9 - 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 5:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

faithfulness . steadfastness, or stability. their . his. Referring to the man of Psalms 5:6 . Their. Three times repeated; refers to the "foolish" and "workers" of Psalms 5:6 . tongue. Put...
Psalms 5:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. He still repeats the same complaints which he made before, in order thereby to render his enemies the more odious in the sight of God, and to...
Psalms 5:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. No faithfulness in their mouth - They make...
Psalms 5:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Very wickedness— The word rendered wickedness, seems to have a meaning derived from the sound; הוה hovah; any thing upon which we pronounce woe; evil of any kind, natural or moral. "Their inwar...
Psalms 5:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Parallel to Psalms 5:4-5 ; as Psalms 5:1...
Psalms 5:9 - 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 5:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In their mouth. — See margin. Wickedness. — Properly, an abyss, from root “to fall,” hence in parallelism with “open sepulcher” in next clause. This is an instance of introverted parallelism,...
Psalms 5:9 - 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 5:9 - 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 5:9 - 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 5:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What an awful view doth this unfold of the lurkings of wickedness. The apostle was struck with it, and gave the same picture to the church. Romans 3:13 .
Psalms 5:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For [there is] no faithfulness in their mouth ,.... In the mouth of the ungodly, as the Chaldee paraphrase; in the mouth of every one of them, as Aben Ezra interprets it: that is, in the mouth of ev...
Psalms 5:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 9. Nor there is no faithfulness in...
Psalms 5:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

There is no faithfulness in their mouth They speak one thing and mean another, and under a pretence of kindness seek my destruction; which renders it difficult for me to know how I ought to carry m...
Psalms 5:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Delight in Public Worship; Happiness of the Righteous. 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude o...
Psalms 5:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They speak one thing, and mean another, and under a pretence of kindness they seek my destruction; which makes it difficult for me to know how I should carry myself to them; wherein therefore I have...
Psalms 5:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘For there is no faithfulness (steadfastness) in their mouth, Their inward part is destructions (or ‘a yawning gulf'), Their throat is an open sepulchre, They flatter with their tongue.' He descr...
Psalms 5:9 - 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 5:9 - 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 5:9 - 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 5:9 - 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 5:9 - 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 5:9 - 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 5:9 - 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 5:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 2:5 ; Jeremiah 17:9 ; Jeremiah 4:14 ; Jeremiah 9:3-6 ; Job 32:21 ; Job 32:22 ; Luke 11:39 ; Luke 11:44 ; Micah 6:12 ; Mark 7:21 ; Mark 7:22 ; Proverbs 29:5 ; Psalms 111:1...
Psalms 5:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Throat — Wide opened ready to devour all that come within their reach. A metaphor from wild beasts gaping for the prey.

Psalms 5:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 5:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 5:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 5:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 5:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 5:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 5:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 5:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 5:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 5:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 5:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 5:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 5:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 5:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 5:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 5:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 5:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes