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Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />O God, declare them guilty. Let them be caught in their own traps. Drive them away because of their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Pronounce them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, For they have rebelled against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make them pay, God; Have them fall by their own schemes! Scatter them in the multitude of their wrongdoings, For they are rebellious against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Hold them guilty, O God; By their own devices let them fall! In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out, For they are rebellious against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Hold them guilty, O God; By their own devices let them fall! In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out, For they are rebellious against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Hold them guilty, O God; By their own devices let them fall! In the abundance of their transgressions thrust them out, For they are rebellious against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own designs <i>and</i> councils! Cast them out because of the abundance of their transgressions, For they are mutinous <i>and</i> have rebelled against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Punish them, God; let them fall by their own schemes. Drive them out because of their many crimes, for they rebel against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Punish them, God; let them fall by their own schemes. Drive them out because of their many crimes, for they rebel against You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Punish them, God, and let their own plans bring their downfall. Get rid of them! They keep committing crimes and turning against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hold them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Condemn them, O God. Let their own schemes be their downfall. Throw them out for their many crimes because they have rebelled against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Condemn and punish them, O God; may their own plots cause their ruin. Drive them out of your presence because of their many sins and their rebellion against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Declare them guilty, God! Let them fall by their own schemes. Drive them away because of their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Cast them out because of the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Declare them guilty, O God, "" Let them fall from their own counsels, "" In the abundance of their transgressions "" Drive them away, "" Because they have been rebellious against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall from their own counsels, In the abundance of their transgressions Drive them away, Because they have rebelled against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Punish them, O God: they shall fall by their counsels; in the multitude of their transgressions thrust them down, for they rebelled against thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices: according to the multitude of their wickedness cast them out: for they have provoked thee, O Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 5:11>Their throat is an open sepulcher. They have acted deceitfully with their tongues. Judge them, O God. Let them fall by their own intentions: according to the multitude of their impiety, expel them. For they have provoked you, O Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Declare them guilty, God; make them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many sins; for they have rebelled against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Condemn thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their wickedness, for they have provoked thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God will condemn them; they will fall from their counsels, and in the multitude of their evils cast them out, because they have provoked you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hold them guilty, O God, Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them down in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Judge them, O God; let them fail of their counsels: cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked thee, O Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/5-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=341" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/5.htm">Give Ear to My Words</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/816.htm" title="816: ha·’ă·šî·mêm (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3mp) -- To offend, be guilty. Or mashem; a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish.">Declare them guilty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕlō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">let them fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/4156.htm" title="4156: mim·mō·‘ă·ṣō·w·ṯê·hem (Prep-m:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Counsel, plan, principle, device. From ya'ats; a purpose.">by their own devices.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: had·dî·ḥê·mōw (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3mp) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">Drive them out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: bə·rōḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">for their many</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘ê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">transgressions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: mā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">they have rebelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">against You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Romans 3:13-14</a></span><br />“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-23.htm">Jeremiah 18:23</a></span><br />But You, O LORD, know all their deadly plots against me. Do not wipe out their guilt or blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them be overthrown before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29-31</a></span><br />They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. / They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Psalm 7:14-16</a></span><br />Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. / He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:15-16</a></span><br />who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, / hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-9.htm">Psalm 55:9-11</a></span><br />O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city. / Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within. / Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-12.htm">2 Peter 2:12-13</a></span><br />These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed. / The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Psalm 28:3</a></span><br />Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-15.htm">Revelation 22:15</a></span><br />But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Psalm 36:3</a></span><br />The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34-37</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. / But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Psalm 140:3</a></span><br />They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39-44</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. / You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well? / But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Destroy you them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against you.</p><p class="hdg">Destroy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-19.htm">Romans 3:19,20</a></b></br> Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God… </p><p class="hdg">let</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">Psalm 7:9-15</a></b></br> Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15,16</a></b></br> The heathen are sunk down in the pit <i>that</i> they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Psalm 10:15</a></b></br> Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil <i>man</i>: seek out his wickedness <i>till</i> thou find none.</p><p class="hdg">by.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Lamentations 1:5</a></b></br> Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Hosea 9:7</a></b></br> The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know <i>it</i>: the prophet <i>is</i> a fool, the spiritual man <i>is</i> mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.</p><p class="hdg">they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2,20</a></b></br> Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Daniel 9:5,9</a></b></br> We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/34-13.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-23.htm">Banish</a> <a href="/job/40-20.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/psalms/2-3.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/4-8.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/job/42-2.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/psalms/5-6.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/21-27.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/job/6-21.htm">Downfall</a> <a href="/job/30-22.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/job/30-8.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/job/33-9.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/job/34-31.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/job/41-26.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/galatians/5-20.htm">Intrigues</a> <a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/job/24-13.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/job/35-6.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/job/32-13.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Transgressions</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/18-44.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/psalms/125-5.htm">Banish</a> <a href="/psalms/13-2.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/psalms/17-11.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/7-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/13-2.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/psalms/9-11.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/psalms/26-10.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/psalms/17-9.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/9-5.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/psalms/41-7.htm">Downfall</a> <a href="/psalms/35-5.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/psalms/6-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/9-3.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/66-3.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/psalms/7-3.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/psalms/34-21.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/psalms/17-5.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-8.htm">Intrigues</a> <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/psalms/25-7.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/psalms/19-13.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/psalms/25-7.htm">Transgressions</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/5-1.htm">David prays, and professes his study in prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/5-4.htm">God favors not the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">David, professing his faith, prays to God to guide him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">to destroy his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/5-11.htm">and to preserve the godly</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, the concept of divine judgment is prevalent, as seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a>, where God declares vengeance and recompense. The psalmist's call for God to declare the wicked guilty aligns with the understanding that God is the ultimate judge, as seen in <a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a>, where Abraham acknowledges God as the judge of all the earth.<p><b>let them fall by their own devices.</b><br>This phrase suggests that the wicked will be ensnared by their own schemes, a theme echoed in <a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Proverbs 26:27</a>, which warns that those who dig a pit will fall into it. The idea of reaping what one sows is a common biblical principle, as seen in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>. The psalmist's request reflects a belief in the moral order of the universe, where evil ultimately leads to self-destruction.<p><b>Drive them out for their many transgressions,</b><br>Here, the psalmist asks for the removal of the wicked due to their numerous sins. This reflects the biblical theme of separation between the righteous and the wicked, as seen in <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4-6</a>. The concept of being "driven out" can also be connected to the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden (<a href="/genesis/3-23.htm">Genesis 3:23-24</a>) due to their transgression, highlighting the consequences of sin.<p><b>for they have rebelled against You.</b><br>Rebellion against God is a serious offense in the biblical narrative, often leading to divine judgment. This phrase underscores the personal nature of sin as an affront to God Himself, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a>, where rebellion is likened to the sin of divination. The psalmist's emphasis on rebellion highlights the covenant relationship between God and His people, where obedience is expected, and rebellion leads to separation from God's favor.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>- The author of the Psalm, who is seeking God's justice against his enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>- The righteous judge whom David appeals to for justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_david.htm">Enemies of David</a></b><br>- Those who are guilty of transgressions and rebellion against God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebellion.htm">Rebellion</a></b><br>- The act of defying God, which is central to the plea for divine justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/transgressions.htm">Transgressions</a></b><br>- The sins and wrongdoings of the enemies, which are the basis for David's plea.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_is_righteous.htm">God's Justice is Righteous</a></b><br>God is a righteous judge who will not let sin go unpunished. We can trust in His justice even when we face opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_rebellion.htm">Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God leads to downfall. This serves as a warning to examine our own lives for areas of disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_deliverance.htm">Prayer for Deliverance</a></b><br>Like David, we can pray for deliverance from those who oppose us, trusting God to handle the situation according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-reflection_on_transgressions.htm">Self-Reflection on Transgressions</a></b><br>It's important to reflect on our own transgressions and seek repentance, knowing that God is merciful to those who turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even when surrounded by adversaries, we can have peace knowing that God is sovereign and in control of all circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_5_10_seek_punishment.htm">Why does Psalm 5:10 call for God to punish the wicked, seemingly contradicting later teachings on forgiveness? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_imprecatory_psalms.htm">What are Imprecatory Psalms?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_genesis_5_and_psalm_90_10.htm">How do we reconcile the extraordinarily long lifespans in Genesis 5 with the more typical human lifespan suggested in Psalm 90:10?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_romans_4_6-8_conflict_with_judgment.htm">In Romans 4:6-8, does the idea of sin not being counted against believers conflict with other biblical passages that emphasize judgment and accountability?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Destroy.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">make </span>or <span class= "ital">count guilty.</span><p><span class= "bld">Transgressions.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">revolts, </span>thus being in close synonymous parallelism with the next clause. Or else, as in margin and in ancient versions, LXX., Vulg., and Syriac, "Let them fall from their counsels:" <span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> "let their plots fail."<p>On the imprecations in the Psalms see <span class= "ital">General Introduction, </span>6.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Destroy thou them, O God</span>; rather, <span class="accented">condemn them</span>, or <span class="accented">declare them guilty</span> (Kay); <span class="greek">κρῖνον αὐτούς</span> (LXX.). <span class="cmt_word">Let them fall by their own counsels.</span> No condemnation naturally follows punishment. David assumes that God will make his enemies fall; he prays that they may fall from the effect of their own counsels. The fate of Ahithophel (<a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">2 Samuel 17:23</a>) perhaps fulfilled this imprecation<span class="cmt_word">. Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions;</span> <span class="accented">Thrust</span> them out (Revised Version); "Thrust them down" (Kay). Punish them at once, in the midst of their many transgressions. <span class="cmt_word">For they have rebelled against thee</span>. They have sinned, not against me only, but equally - nay, far more - against thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/5-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Declare them guilty,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽאֲשִׁימֵ֨ם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ha·’ă·šî·mêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_816.htm">Strong's 816: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be guilty, to be punished, perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O God;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕlō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let them fall</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְּלוּ֮</span> <span class="translit">(yip·pə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by their own devices.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽמֹּעֲצ֪וֹתֵ֫יהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mō·‘ă·ṣō·w·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4156.htm">Strong's 4156: </a> </span><span class="str2">Counsel, plan, principle, device</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Drive them out</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדִּיחֵ֑מוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(had·dî·ḥê·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impel, thrust, banish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for their many</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֹ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">transgressions,</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֭שְׁעֵיהֶם</span> <span class="translit">(piš·‘ê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Transgression</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have rebelled against You.</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֥רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be contentious or rebellious</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalm 5:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalm 5:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalm 5:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalm 5:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalm 5:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalm 5:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalm 5:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalm 5:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalm 5:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalm 5:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 5:10 Hold them guilty God (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/5-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 5:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 5:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/5-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 5:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 5:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>