Psalm 5:8-12 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:8

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness ,.... Not in mine, but thine; in the righteousness of God, which is revealed in the Gospel, from faith to faith, and is imputed by God, and received by faith; in this righteousness the psalmist desired to be led into the house of God, and appear before him; nor is there any other righteousness in which man can stand before God and worship. Or else the sense is, that God would lead him in the way of righteousness, in his righteous statutes, judgments, and... read more

John Gill

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:10

Destroy thou them, O God ,.... Or "make them guilty" F17 האשימם "reos fac istos", Junius & Tremellius; so Piscator, Cocceius, Schmidt, Michaelis, Kimchi, and Ainsworth. ; that is, make them appear to be guilty, either to themselves, that they may acknowledge their offences, confess their guilt, and ask for pardon; or to others, pronounce them guilty, pass the sentence of condemnation on them: and the Chaldee paraphrase and the Syriac version render it by חיב , "condemn them",... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:11

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice ,.... Who trust not in themselves, in their own hearts, in their righteousness, or riches, or strength; but in the name, righteousness, and strength of the Lord: who betake themselves to him, and put all their confidence in him: let them rejoice in the salvation of the Lord, and in hope of eternal glory and happiness; let them even shout for joy : not only rejoice inwardly, but express their joy externally, with their voices, and in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:12

For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous. As he has blessed him with a righteousness, even the righteousness of God imputed to him, by which he is denominated righteous, and with the forgiveness of his sins; so he will bless him with peace and prosperity, with all spiritual blessings, with the blessings of grace here, and glory hereafter. Hence he has just reason to rejoice and be glad; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield : by which is meant the free favour, love, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 5:8

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness - When entered into the house, and prostrated before the temple, he knew that, unless God continued to lead and direct, he was not likely to profit even by such great advantages. We need God not only to bring us to his house, but to keep our feet while we are there. Because of mine enemies - His conduct was marked; his enemies looked upon and watched him with an evil eye. They would have been glad of his halting, that they might have brought a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 5:9

No faithfulness in their mouth - They make professions of friendship; but all is hollow and deceitful: "They flatter with their tongue." Very wickedness - Their heart is full of all kinds of depravity. Their throat is an open sepulcher - It is continually gaping for the dead; and sends forth effluvia destructive to the living. I fear that this is too true a picture of the whole human race, totally corrupt within, and abominable without. The heart is the center and spring of this... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 5:10

Destroy thou them, O God - All these apparently imprecatory declarations should be translated in the future tense, to which they belong; and which shows them to be prophetic. Thou Wilt destroy them; thou Wilt cast them out, etc. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 5:11

Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice - Such expressions as these should be translated in the same way, declaratively and prophetically: "All those who put their trust in thee Shall rejoice, - Shall ever shout for joy." read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 5:7-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 5:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 5:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 5:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 5:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 5:11

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