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I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But as for me, I will come <i>into</i> thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: <i>and</i> in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as for me, by Your abundant graciousness I will enter Your house, At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house, At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But as for me, by Thine abundant lovingkindness I will enter Thy house, At Thy holy temple I will bow in reverence for Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But as for me, in the abundance of Your lovingkindness I will enter Your house, At Your holy temple I will worship in fear of You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But as for me, I will enter Your house through the abundance of Your steadfast love <i>and</i> tender mercy; At Your holy temple I will bow [obediently] in reverence for You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I enter your house by the abundance of your faithful love; I bow down toward your holy temple in reverential awe of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I enter Your house by the abundance of Your faithful love; I bow down toward Your holy temple in reverential awe of You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house: In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Because of your great mercy, I come to your house, LORD, and I am filled with wonder as I bow down to worship at your holy temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But as for me, in the multitude of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house: in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But I will enter your house because of your great mercy. Out of reverence for you, I will bow toward your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But because of your great love I can come into your house; I can worship in your holy Temple and bow down to you in reverence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But I, because of the abundance of your gracious love, may come into your house. In awe of you, I will worship in your holy Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will enter into your house. I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship towards thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house. I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I, in the abundance of Your kindness, "" I enter Your house, "" I bow myself toward Your holy temple in Your fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I, in the abundance of Thy kindness, I enter Thy house, I bow myself toward Thy holy temple in Thy fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I in the multitude of thy mercy will come into thy house; I will worship to thy holy temple in thy fear.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 5:8>But I am in the multitude of your mercy. I will enter your house. I will show adoration toward your holy temple, in your fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But I, through the abundance of your mercy, will enter into your house. I will bow down toward your holy sanctuary out of fear of you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house, I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy; and I will enter into thy house and worship in thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall enter your house in the multitude of your kindness and I shall worship in the temple of your Holiness.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But as for me, in the abundance of Thy lovingkindness will I come into Thy house; I will bow down toward Thy holy temple in the fear of Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But I will enter into thine house in the multitude of thy mercy: I will worship in thy fear toward thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/5-7.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=309" 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">6</span>You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">But I</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ’ā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf.h-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇê·ṯe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">Your house</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: bə·rōḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">by the abundance</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">of Your loving devotion;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3374.htm" title="3374: bə·yir·’ā·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A fear. Feminine of yare'; fear; morally, reverence.">in reverence</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: ’eš·ta·ḥă·weh (V-Hitpael-Imperf.h-1cs) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">I will bow down</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·šə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">Your holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: hê·ḵal- (N-msc) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">temple.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.…<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="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a></span><br />Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-12.htm">Ephesians 3:12</a></span><br />In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-13.htm">Psalm 66:13-14</a></span><br />I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You— / the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/138-2.htm">Psalm 138:2</a></span><br />I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Psalm 27:4</a></span><br />One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/63-2.htm">Psalm 63:2</a></span><br />So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8</a></span><br />O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Psalm 69:13</a></span><br />But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-6.htm">Psalm 95:6</a></span><br />O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/100-4.htm">Psalm 100:4</a></span><br />Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-17.htm">Psalm 116:17-19</a></span><br />I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. / I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people, / in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-19.htm">Psalm 118:19-20</a></span><br />Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD. / This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/138-7.htm">Psalm 138:7</a></span><br />If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But as for me, I will come into your house in the multitude of your mercy: and in your fear will I worship toward your holy temple.</p><p class="hdg">But</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-16.htm">Psalm 55:16</a></b></br> As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15</a></b></br> And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that <i>were</i> on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/6-11.htm">Luke 6:11,12</a></b></br> And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus… </p><p class="hdg">in the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/52-8.htm">Psalm 52:8</a></b></br> But I <i>am</i> like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Psalm 69:13,16</a></b></br> But as for me, my prayer <i>is</i> unto thee, O LORD, <i>in</i> an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation… </p><p class="hdg">in thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/130-4.htm">Psalm 130:4</a></b></br> But <i>there is</i> forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Hosea 3:5</a></b></br> Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Acts 9:31</a></b></br> Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.</p><p class="hdg">I worship</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2</a></b></br> Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Psalm 132:7</a></b></br> We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/138-2.htm">Psalm 138:2</a></b></br> I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.</p><p class="hdg">thy holy temple.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11</a></b></br> Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/4-7.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/job/37-23.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/job/41-28.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/job/41-16.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/4-4.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/42-17.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/4-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Greatness</a> <a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/job/42-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/job/39-17.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/psalms/4-3.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/job/39-7.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/psalms/2-11.htm">Reverence</a> <a href="/job/11-15.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-21.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/job/39-26.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/job/39-22.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/psalms/2-11.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/26-4.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/9-20.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/6-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/34-3.htm">Greatness</a> <a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/9-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/6-4.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/6-4.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/psalms/45-11.htm">Reverence</a> <a href="/psalms/6-4.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/psalms/25-15.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/psalms/9-3.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Worship</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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The "house" refers to the tabernacle or temple, the central place of worship for the Israelites. The psalmist acknowledges that access to God's presence is not based on personal merit but on God's abundant grace. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people, where His lovingkindness is a recurring theme (<a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a>). The concept of entering God's house by His mercy foreshadows the New Testament teaching of approaching God through the grace provided by Jesus Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a>).<p><b>in reverence I will bow down</b><br>The act of bowing down signifies humility and worship. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, bowing was a common gesture of respect and submission, especially in the presence of a king or deity. This physical act of worship reflects an inner attitude of reverence and awe towards God. The psalmist's approach to worship is marked by a deep respect for God's holiness and majesty, aligning with the biblical principle that true worship involves both spirit and truth (<a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a>).<p><b>toward Your holy temple.</b><br>The "holy temple" refers to the sacred space where God's presence dwells among His people. At the time of David, this would have been the tabernacle, as the temple built by Solomon had not yet been constructed. The temple's holiness is derived from God's presence, making it a focal point for worship and prayer. This phrase underscores the importance of directing one's worship towards God, who is holy and set apart. The temple also serves as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate dwelling place of God's presence (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), and through whom believers have access to God (<a href="/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18-22</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of the psalm, King David, is expressing his personal devotion and reliance on God's mercy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_house.htm">God's House</a></b><br>Refers to the temple or the place of worship where God's presence dwells.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_temple.htm">Holy Temple</a></b><br>Symbolizes the sacred space where God is worshiped and revered.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/loving_devotion.htm">Loving Devotion (Hebrew: "chesed")</a></b><br>This term refers to God's steadfast love, mercy, and covenant faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/reverence.htm">Reverence</a></b><br>The attitude of deep respect and awe towards God, which David demonstrates in his worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/approaching_god_with_reverence.htm">Approaching God with Reverence</a></b><br>Recognize the importance of entering God's presence with a heart full of respect and awe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reliance_on_god's_mercy.htm">Reliance on God's Mercy</a></b><br>Understand that it is by God's loving devotion, not our own merit, that we can come before Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_in_spirit_and_truth.htm">Worship in Spirit and Truth</a></b><br>Emulate David's example of sincere worship, focusing on God's holiness and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_god's_house.htm">The Significance of God's House</a></b><br>Appreciate the value of communal worship and the sacredness of gathering in God's name.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_god's_presence.htm">Living in God's Presence</a></b><br>Strive to maintain a lifestyle that reflects constant awareness and reverence for God's presence.<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/what_does_the_bible_say_on_self-belief.htm">Does God dwell in the praises of His people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_can_solomon_build_the_temple,_not_david.htm">Why does God prohibit David from building the temple in 2 Samuel 7 yet allow Solomon to do so, raising questions of consistency in divine commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_samuel_5__how_reconcile_ark_outcomes.htm">1 Samuel 5 - How do we reconcile this account with other biblical passages that attribute different outcomes to the Ark's captivity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_david_visit_the_'lord's_house'.htm">Psalm 122:1: How could David have gone to the 'house of the LORD' if the temple was built later under Solomon?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">House . . . temple.</span>--These words must certainly be taken literally, and not, as Hupfeld suggests, metaphorically, or in a spiritual sense with reference to <a href="/psalms/5-4.htm" title="For you are not a God that has pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with you.">Psalm 5:4</a>. The reference to worship hardly allows the rendering <span class= "ital">palace, </span>though the derivation of the Hebrew word permits it. No doubt either explanation is possible; but neither would have been suggested but for the title to the psalm; and it is clear (see <span class= "ital">General Introduction</span>) that historical exactness was not regarded in affixing the psalm-titles.<p><span class= "bld">Worship.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">prostrate myself towards, </span>as in <a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm" title="That your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, My name shall be there: that you may listen to the prayer which your servant shall make toward this place.">1Kings 8:29</a>; <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm" title="Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your holy oracle.">Psalm 28:2</a>. (Comp. Daniel's attitude of prayer towards Jerusalem, and that of the Moslems now towards Mecca.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But... I will come into thy house</span>; rather, <span class="accented">unto thy house.</span> David, as a layman, would not be entitled to enter within the tabernacle. He would draw near to it, probably bring his offering, and then worship <span class="accented">toward</span> it (see the following clause). <span class="cmt_word">In the multitude of thy mercy</span>; or, <span class="accented">through the abundance of thy mercy</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Psalm 69:13, 16</a>). It was by God's mercy that David lived, that he was maintained in health and strength, that he had a desire to go to God's house, and was permitted to worship there. Of all these mercies he is deeply sensible. <span class="cmt_word">And in thy fear will I worship</span>. David's worship is never without fear - a reverent sense of God's greatness, power, and perfect holiness. <span class="cmt_word">Toward thy holy temple</span>. "David would, according to the custom of the worship then established, turn himself in the time of prayer to the place where the gracious presence of the Lord had its seat" (Hengstenberg; scrap. <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/138-7.htm">Psalm 138:7</a>; <a href="/1_kings/8-30.htm">1 Kings 8:30, 33, 38, 42, 44, 48</a>; <a href="/daniel/6-10.htm">Daniel 6:10</a>; <a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/5-7.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">But I,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲנִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the abundance</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">of Your loving devotion,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַ֭סְדְּךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥas·də·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will enter</span><br /><span class="heb">אָב֣וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your house;</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵיתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇê·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in reverence</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yir·’ā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3374.htm">Strong's 3374: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fear, reverence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will bow down</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’eš·ta·ḥă·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> </span><span class="str2">To depress, prostrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(qāḏ·šə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temple.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵֽיכַל־</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ḵal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> </span><span class="str2">A large public building, palace, temple</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 5:7 But as for me in the abundance (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/5-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 5:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 5:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/5-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 5:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 5:8" /></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>