Psalms 5:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.”
Psalms 5:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 5:4 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 5:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 5:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.”
Psalms 5:4 — World English Bible
Psalms 5:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.”
Psalms 5:4 — American Standard Version
Psalms 5:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For not a God desiring wickedness <FI>art<Fi> Thou, Evil inhabiteth Thee not.”
Psalms 5:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 5:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For thou art not aGod that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee.”
Psalms 5:4 — Darby Translation
Psalms 5:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For thou art not a God that loueth wickednes: neither shall euill dwell with thee.”
Psalms 5:4 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 5:4 in Context — Psalms 5
2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
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What Does Psalms 5:4 Mean?
Psalms 5:4 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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