Psalms 5:4
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness,.... Sin, ungodliness; it is contrary to his nature, who is holy, just, and good; and to his will revealed in his law, which is the same with…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness - The psalmist here refers to a well-known and well-understood characteristic of the Divine Being, that he was holy and pure, and that he could…
The title of this psalm has nothing in it peculiar but that it is said to be upon Nehiloth, a word nowhere else used. It is conjectured (and it is but a conjecture) that is signifies wind -…
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