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Psalm 5 Darby Translation

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  • Protestant
  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew
  • NT: Critical text
  • Protestant (66 books)
  • Very literal
  • 1890
  • Public domain

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Notes on this text (1)

1 To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my crying, my king and my God; for to thee will I pray. 3 Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee. 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.

Cross references (12)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 John 5:14–15; Psalm 54:2; Psalm 19:14; 1 Peter 3:12; Psalm 55:1–2
  2. 2 Psalm 65:2; Psalm 3:4; Isaiah 33:22; Psalm 145:1; Psalm 84:3
  3. 3 Psalm 119:147; Psalm 88:13; Mark 1:35; Psalm 130:6; Psalm 55:17
  4. 4 Psalm 11:5; Hebrews 12:14; Malachi 2:17; Revelation 21:27; Psalm 50:21
  5. 5 Psalm 11:5; Psalm 1:5; Hosea 9:15; Proverbs 6:16–19; Leviticus 20:23
  6. 6 Psalm 55:23; Revelation 21:8; Isaiah 26:21; Revelation 22:15; Genesis 34:25–26
  7. 7 Psalm 132:7; Psalm 138:2; Hebrews 4:16; Psalm 69:13; Hebrews 12:28–29
  8. 8 Psalm 27:11; Psalm 25:4–5; Proverbs 3:5–6; Psalm 86:11; Psalm 119:10
  9. 9 Jeremiah 9:3–6; Romans 3:13; Psalm 62:4; Micah 6:12; Proverbs 29:5
  10. 10 Isaiah 63:10; 2 Samuel 17:14; Psalm 140:9–10; 1 Corinthians 3:19; Psalm 31:18
  11. 11 Romans 8:28; Revelation 19:1–7; Psalm 68:3; Psalm 40:16; 1 Corinthians 2:9
  12. 12 Psalm 84:11; Psalm 32:10; Psalm 115:13; Psalm 1:1–3; Psalm 112:1

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm V)

    The title of the Psalm is, "For her who receiveth the inheritance." The Church then is signified, who receiveth for her inheritance eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ; that she may possess God Himself, in cleaving to whom she may be blessed, according to that, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth." What earth, but that …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 5:12 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book X)

    For when I am wicked, to confess to Thee is naught but to be dissatisfied with myself; but when I am truly devout, it is naught but not to attribute it to myself, because Thou, O Lord, dost "bless the righteous;" but first Thou justifiest him "ungodly." My confession, therefore, O my God, in Thy sight, is made unto Thee …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 5:9 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LXXIII)

    For the prophet makes mention thereof, neither did he call them merely a sepulchre, "but their throat an open sepulchre." Such are many men now also, decking themselves indeed outwardly, but full of iniquity within.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 5:9 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture VI)

    … and having accused him before philosophers as judges, and having assembled an audience of Gentiles, lest if Christians gave judgment, the judges might be thought to shew favour,--Tell us what thou preachest, said Archelaus to Manes. And he, whose mouth was as an open sepulchre, began first with blasphemy against the Maker of all things, saying, The God of …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 5:5 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon LXXXIII)

    "Thou hatest, O Lord," saith he, "all them that work iniquity." And immediately after, "Thou shalt destroy all them that speak a lie." Either "iniquity" and "a lie" are upon a level; or, "Thou shalt destroy," is more than "Thou hatest." For he who is held in hatred, is not immediately punished by destruction.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)