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You hate all who do wrong;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you hate all who do evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The boastful will not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do injustice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The boastful shall not stand before Thine eyes; Thou dost hate all who do iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes; You hate all workers of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The boastful <i>and</i> the arrogant will not stand in Your sight; You hate all who do evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The boastful cannot stand in your sight; you hate all evildoers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No one who boasts can stand in your presence, LORD, and you hate evil people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who brag cannot stand in your sight. You hate all troublemakers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You cannot stand the sight of the proud; you hate all wicked people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Boastful ones will not stand before you; you hate all those who practice wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all evildoers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The arrogant will not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The boastful do not station themselves before Your eyes: You have hated all working iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The boastful station not themselves before Thine eyes: Thou hast hated all working iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The foolish shall not stand before thine eyes: thou hatedst all working vanity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 5:6>And the malicious will not dwell close to you, nor will the unjust endure before your eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the arrogant cannot stand before your eyes. You hate all who do evil; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The boastful will not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The proud shall not stand in thy sight; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Neither will the proud stand before your eyes; you have hated all workers of falsehood.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The boasters shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Neither shall the transgressors continue in thy sight: thou hatest, O Lord, all them that work iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/5-5.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=294" 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">4</span>For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1984.htm" title="1984: hō·wl·lîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To shine.">The boastful</a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: lə·ne·ḡeḏ (Prep-l) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3320.htm" title="3320: yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp) -- To set or station oneself, take one's stand. A primitive root; to place; reflexively, to station, offer, continue.">stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in Your presence;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: nê·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">You hate</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6466.htm" title="6466: pō·‘ă·lê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- Do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, especially to practise.">workers</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">of iniquity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.…<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="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a></span><br />There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">1 Peter 3:12</a></span><br />For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm">Habakkuk 1:13</a></span><br />Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-29.htm">Proverbs 15:29</a></span><br />The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-8.htm">1 John 3:8</a></span><br />The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-7.htm">Romans 8:7-8</a></span><br />because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. / Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/11-5.htm">Psalm 11:5</a></span><br />The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-36.htm">John 3:36</a></span><br />Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-6.htm">Ephesians 5:6</a></span><br />Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2</a></span><br />The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a></span><br />When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The foolish shall not stand in your sight: you hate all workers of iniquity.</p><p class="hdg">The</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. The fool hath said in his heart, <i>There is</i> no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, <i>there is</i> none that doeth good.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-6.htm">Psalm 92:6</a></b></br> A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-8.htm">Psalm 94:8</a></b></br> Understand, ye brutish among the people: and <i>ye</i> fools, when will ye be wise?</p><p class="hdg">stand</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5</a></b></br> Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3</a></b></br> If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?</p><p class="hdg">in thy sight.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Psalm 10:3</a></b></br> For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, <i>whom</i> the LORD abhorreth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Leviticus 20:23</a></b></br> And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a></b></br> These six <i>things</i> doth the LORD hate: yea, seven <i>are</i> an abomination unto him: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Arrogant</a> <a href="/jude/1-16.htm">Boasters</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Boastful</a> <a href="/psalms/5-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Evildoers</a> <a href="/job/42-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/job/30-8.htm">Fools</a> <a href="/job/16-9.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/job/31-29.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/job/34-17.htm">Hater</a> <a href="/job/30-21.htm">Hatest</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/numbers/16-1.htm">Insolent</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/job/41-34.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/job/41-9.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/psalms/4-4.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/2-2.htm">Station</a> <a href="/psalms/3-6.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Workers</a> <a href="/job/31-5.htm">Working</a> <a href="/job/40-8.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/40-4.htm">Arrogant</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Boasters</a> <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Boastful</a> <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">Evildoers</a> <a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/psalms/39-8.htm">Fools</a> <a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/11-5.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/psalms/7-5.htm">Hater</a> <a href="/psalms/31-6.htm">Hatest</a> <a href="/psalms/6-8.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/54-3.htm">Insolent</a> <a href="/psalms/9-3.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/20-8.htm">Station</a> <a href="/psalms/9-20.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/6-8.htm">Workers</a> <a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">Working</a> <a href="/psalms/7-3.htm">Wrong</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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Throughout Scripture, pride is consistently condemned as a sin that separates individuals from God. In the context of ancient Israel, boasting was often associated with self-reliance and a lack of dependence on God. <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a> warns that "pride goes before destruction," emphasizing the spiritual danger of arrogance. The inability of the boastful to stand in God's presence underscores the holiness of God and the requirement for humility to approach Him. This is echoed in <a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>, which states, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."<p><b>You hate all workers of iniquity.</b><br>This phrase reflects the biblical understanding of God's holiness and justice. Iniquity, or sin, is fundamentally opposed to God's nature. The strong language of "hate" here is not personal animosity but a divine rejection of sin and evil. This aligns with passages like <a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm">Habakkuk 1:13</a>, which declares that God's eyes are "too pure to look on evil." The cultural context of the psalm, likely during King David's reign, involved a society where justice and righteousness were central to maintaining covenantal relationship with God. Theologically, this phrase points to the necessity of repentance and the transformative power of God's grace, as seen in the New Testament through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who calls sinners to repentance and offers forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>- The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/5.htm">Psalm 5</a>, David is expressing his prayer and meditation to God, seeking guidance and protection from his enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>- The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as holy and just, unable to tolerate sin and iniquity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_boastful.htm">The Boastful</a></b><br>- Refers to those who are prideful and arrogant, believing in their own strength rather than relying on God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/workers_of_iniquity.htm">Workers of Iniquity</a></b><br>- Individuals who engage in sinful behavior and actions that are contrary to God's will.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_presence_of_god.htm">The Presence of God</a></b><br>- Symbolizes God's holiness and purity, where sin and pride cannot coexist.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_justice.htm">God's Holiness and Justice</a></b><br>God’s nature is holy and just, and He cannot tolerate sin. This calls believers to pursue holiness and righteousness in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride is a significant barrier to a relationship with God. Believers are encouraged to examine their hearts for pride and seek humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin separates us from God. Understanding this should lead to repentance and a desire to align our lives with God’s will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Humility is essential in the Christian walk. It opens the door to God’s grace and favor, contrasting with the fate of the boastful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_presence.htm">Seeking God’s Presence</a></b><br>To stand in God’s presence, one must seek purity and righteousness, relying on God’s strength rather than personal merit.<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/how_does_god_hate_yet_love_all.htm">How can the claim in Psalm 5:5 that God “hates all evildoers” be reconciled with passages elsewhere asserting God’s universal love? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_threats_in_psalm_5.htm">Has any historical or archaeological evidence been found to confirm the specific threats David describes in Psalm 5? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_satan_loved_by_god.htm">Is Satan loved by God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_is_it_appropriate_to_love_or_hate.htm">When is it appropriate to love or hate?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">Foolish.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">shiners</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>displayers of self; or, perhaps, <span class= "ital">self-praisers, boasters.</span><p><span class= "bld">Shall not stand.</span>--As distinguished men before kings (<a href="/proverbs/22-29.htm" title="See you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.">Proverbs 22:29</a>); as angels in the court of the heavenly King (<a href="/job/1-6.htm" title="Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.">Job 1:6</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The foolish</span> (or, <span class="accented">the arrogant</span> - "the boasters") <span class="cmt_word">shall not stand in thy light. Rather shall they be cast down and dismayed</span> (<a href="/psalms/73-3.htm">Psalm 73:3, 18</a>). Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. David has in mind the wicked and presumptuous men who have handed themselves together against him, and "take his contrary part" (<a href="/psalms/109-3.htm">Psalm 109:3</a>, Prayer-book Version). These he is sure that God hates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/5-5.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">The boastful</span><br /><span class="heb">הֽ֭וֹלְלִים</span> <span class="translit">(hō·wl·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1984.htm">Strong's 1984: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stand</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְיַצְּב֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3320.htm">Strong's 3320: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set or station oneself, take one's stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your presence;</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You hate</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂ֝נֵ֗אתָ</span> <span class="translit">(nê·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">workers</span><br /><span class="heb">פֹּ֥עֲלֵי</span> <span class="translit">(pō·‘ă·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6466.htm">Strong's 6466: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make, to practise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of iniquity.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽוֶן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 5:5 The arrogant shall not stand in your (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/5-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 5:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 5:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/5-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 5:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 5:6" /></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>