John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:9
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth ,.... In the mouth of the ungodly, as the Chaldee paraphrase; in the mouth of every one of them, as Aben Ezra interprets it: that is, in the mouth of every wicked, bloody, and deceitful man; of everyone of David's enemies, as Saul, or the conspirators with Absalom his son. There was no steadfastness in them; nothing right, sure, or firm said by them; nothing that could be depended upon; there was "no truth" in them, as the Septuagint, Vulgate... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 5:7-12
In Ps. 5:7-12 David gives three characters?of himself, of his enemies, and of all the people of God, and subjoins a prayer to each of them. I. He gives an account of himself and prays for himself, Ps. 5:7, 8. 1. He is stedfastly resolved to keep closely to God and to his worship. Sinners go away from God, and so make themselves odious to his holiness and obnoxious to his justice: ?But, as for me, that shall not keep me from thee.? God's holiness and justice are so far from being a terror to... read more