Psalm 5:4–7
The holiness of God bars the entrance of the wicked, but His mercy provides a doorway for the faithful.
4 For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.
5 The arrogant will not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity.
6 You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7 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.
The holiness of God bars the entrance of the wicked, but His mercy provides a doorway for the faithful.
To define the holy character of God as the basis for His rejection of the wicked and to emphasize that the believer’s access to God is purely a result of His covenant mercy.
Psalm 5:1-3 emphasized the psalmist’s morning prayer, ordered petition, and expectant watching. Psalm 5:4-7 now explains why prayer matters and why moral contrast matters. The Lord is not a God who delights in wickedness, so evildoers cannot stand before Him, yet the psalmist enters God’s house through the abundance of divine love.