Psalms 5:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 5:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 5:4 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 5:4 — KJV
“For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.”
— Psalms 5:4 (KJV)
Psalms 5:4 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 5:4
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 5:4: art, god, hath
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Psalms 5:4: art, god, wickedness
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 5:4: art, god, hath
“But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 5:4: god, hath, neither
“Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 5:4: art, god, hath
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