Bible Strands
Psalms 5:6
You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses God concerning His judgment on the wicked, immediately preceding his own approach to the temple. The words — תְּאַבֵּד (te.'a.Bed) translates literally as "you destroy," and יְתָעֵב (ye.Ta.'Ev) means "he abhors," denoting God's active rejection of liars and violent men. The thread — This declaration of divine opposition to bloodshed and deceit appears in Psalms 55:23, Revelation 21:8, and Isaiah 26:21. Why it lands — The text states that God's presence excludes the deceitful and violent, requiring unfeigned reverence from anyone who approaches Him.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
Cross-references
- Psalms 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
- Revelation 21:8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
- Isaiah 26:21 For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
- Revelation 22:15 But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
- Genesis 34:25 Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
- Psalms 4:2 How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
- 2 Samuel 16:8 The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”
- 2 Samuel 20:1 Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
- Psalms 26:8 O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
- Psalms 43:1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.