4You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell.


In Context

1 Give ear to my words, O Lord , consider my sighing.

2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

3 In the morning, O Lord , you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.

4 You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell.

5 The arrogant cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong.

6 You destroy those who tell lies; bloodthirsty and deceitful men the Lord abhors.

Psalms 5:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4For thou [art] not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:4In the morning I will stand before thee, and will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: evil shall not sojourn with thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can't live with you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4For not a God desiring wickedness art Thou, Evil inhabiteth Thee not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4For you are not a God that has pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with you.