Psalm 5:8-10
New Catholic Bible
8 But I will enter your house
because of your great kindness,[a]
and I will bow down in your holy temple,
filled with awe of you.
9 Lead me in your ways of righteousness, O Lord,
for I am surrounded by enemies;
make your path straight before me.[b]
10 For there is nothing trustworthy in their mouth;[c]
their heart devises treacherous schemes.
Their throat is a wide open grave;
with their tongue they utter flattery.
Footnotes
- Psalm 5:8 Kindness: Hebrew, hesed; this word denotes the sentiments that flow from a natural community, family, clan, or society (benevolence, favor). It is also the love of the covenant between the Lord and the community of Israel, regarded as his spouse and child. Finally, it includes the sentiments that are found in each of its members (grace and love on the part of the Lord, and piety on the part of the faithful). See also note on Ps 6:5.
- Psalm 5:9 Make your path straight before me: the Greek reads: “Make straight my way before you.”
- Psalm 5:10 With mouth, heart, throat, and tongue they spread harm around. Their throat is a wide open grave: their words bring death to their hearers (see Jer 5:16)—a theme cited in Rom 3:13. Heart: see note on Ps 4:8.
Psalm 5:8-10
King James Version
8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
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Psalm 5:8-10
English Standard Version
8 (A)Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
(B)make your way straight before me.
9 For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is (C)destruction;
(D)their throat is (E)an open grave;
they (F)flatter with their tongue.
10 (G)Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them (H)fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
