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For you are not a God who desires[a] wickedness.
Evil cannot dwell with you.
The boastful do not stand before[b] your eyes.
You hate all evildoers.
You destroy speakers of lies.[c]
A man of bloodshed[d] and deceit Yahweh abhors.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 5:4 Or “takes delight in”
  2. Psalm 5:5 Or “in front of”
  3. Psalm 5:6 Hebrew “lie”
  4. Psalm 5:6 Literally “a man of bloods”

For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    with you, evil people(A) are not welcome.
The arrogant(B) cannot stand(C)
    in your presence.
You hate(D) all who do wrong;
    you destroy those who tell lies.(E)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.

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