Focused Passage

Psalms 5:4-7

Lead Me in Your Righteousness: Morning Prayer before the Holy King

Morning petition -> holy contrast -> covenant access -> righteous guidance -> judgment of deceit -> refuge joy and shield-like favor

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.

5 The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.

6 You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

7 But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.

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References and Original Words

Verse 4

Cross-references

Habakkuk 1:13 Classic cross-references Psalms 11:5 Classic cross-references Hebrews 12:14 Classic cross-references Proverbs 8:13 Classic cross-references Malachi 2:17 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּ֤י׀ H3588 Conjunction You אָ֑תָּה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular are not לֹ֤א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle a God אֵֽל־ H410 Noun - masculine singular who delights חָפֵ֘ץ H2655 Adjective - masculine singular construct in wickedness רֶ֥שַׁע׀ H7562 Noun - masculine singular no לֹ֖א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle evil רָֽע׃ H7451 Adjective - masculine singular can dwell with You יְגֻרְךָ֣ H1481 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Psalms 1:5 Classic cross-references Psalms 11:5 Classic cross-references Hosea 9:15 Classic cross-references Proverbs 6:16 Classic cross-references Matthew 7:23 Classic cross-references

Original words

The boastful הֽ֭וֹלְלִים H1984 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural . . . לְנֶ֣גֶד H5048 Preposition-l cannot לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle stand יִתְיַצְּב֣וּ H3320 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in Your presence עֵינֶ֑יךָ H5869 Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular You hate שָׂ֝נֵ֗אתָ H8130 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct workers פֹּ֥עֲלֵי H6466 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct of iniquity אָֽוֶן׃ H205 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Proverbs 12:22 Classic cross-references Proverbs 6:17 Classic cross-references Psalms 55:23 Classic cross-references Revelation 21:8 Classic cross-references Psalms 4:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

You destroy תְּאַבֵּד֮ H6 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular those who tell דֹּבְרֵ֪י H1696 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct lies כָ֫זָ֥ב H3577 Noun - masculine singular the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular abhors יְתָ֘עֵ֥ב׀ H8581 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular the man אִישׁ־ H376 Noun - masculine singular construct of bloodshed דָּמִ֥ים H1818 Noun - masculine plural and deceit וּמִרְמָ֗ה H4820 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

Psalms 132:7 Classic cross-references Psalms 138:2 Classic cross-references Hebrews 4:16 Classic cross-references Hebrews 12:28 Classic cross-references Jonah 2:4 Classic cross-references

Original words

But I וַאֲנִ֗י H589 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular will enter אָב֣וֹא H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Your house בֵיתֶ֑ךָ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular by the abundance בְּרֹ֣ב H7230 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of Your loving devotion חַ֭סְדְּךָ H2617 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular in reverence בְּיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃ H3374 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular I will bow down אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה H7812 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular toward אֶל־ H413 Preposition Your holy קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ H6944 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular temple הֵֽיכַל־ H1964 Noun - masculine singular construct

BSB notes

Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.

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