Psalm 5:9 - Give Ear to My Words (2024)

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New International Version
Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.New Living Translation
My enemies cannot speak a truthful word. Their deepest desire is to destroy others. Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with flattery.English Standard Version
For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.Berean Standard Bible
For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.King James Bible
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.New King James Version
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; They flatter with their tongue.New American Standard Bible
For there is nothing trustworthy in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction itself. Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.NASB 1995
There is nothing reliable in what they say; Their inward part is destruction itself. Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.NASB 1977
There is nothing reliable in what they say; Their inward part is destruction itself; Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.Legacy Standard Bible
There is nothing reliable in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction itself. Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.Amplified Bible
For there is nothing trustworthy or reliable or truthful in what they say; Their heart is destruction [just a treacherous chasm, a yawning gulf of lies]. Their throat is an open grave; They [glibly] flatter with their [silken] tongue.Christian Standard Bible
For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues.Holman Christian Standard Bible
For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues. American Standard Version
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.Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because there is no righteousness in their mouths, but evil is within them, and their throats are like opened tombs and their tongues subvert.Brenton Septuagint Translation
For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain; their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit.Contemporary English Version
Nothing they say is true! They just want to destroy. Their words are deceitful like a hidden pit, and their tongues are good only for telling lies. Douay-Rheims Bible
for there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain. English Revised Version
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.GOD'S WORD® Translation
Nothing in their mouths is truthful. Destruction comes from their hearts. Their throats are open graves. They flatter with their tongues.Good News Translation
What my enemies say can never be trusted; they only want to destroy. Their words are flattering and smooth, but full of deadly deceit. International Standard Version
But as for the wicked, they do not speak truth at all. Inside them there is only wickedness. Their throat is an open grave, on their tongue is deceitful flattery.JPS Tanakh 1917
For there is no sincerity in their mouth; Their inward part is a yawning gulf, Their throat is an open sepulchre; They make smooth their tongue.Literal Standard Version
For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart [is] mischiefs, | Their throat [is] an open grave, | They make their tongue smooth.Majority Standard Bible
For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.New American Bible
For there is no sincerity in their mouth; their heart is corrupt. Their throat is an open grave; on their tongue are subtle lies. NET Bible
For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it. New Revised Standard Version
For there is no truth in their mouths; their hearts are destruction; their throats are open graves; they flatter with their tongues.New Heart English Bible
For there is nothing reliable in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they flatter.Webster's Bible Translation
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.World English Bible
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue. Young's Literal Translation
For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart is mischiefs, An open grave is their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.Additional Translations ...

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Psalm 5:9 - Give Ear to My Words? ›

Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto Thee do I pray. O LORD, in the morning shalt Thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order my prayer unto Thee, and will look forward.

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What is the meaning of Psalm 5 9? ›

He prays for the Lord's leading so that he will escape his enemies, whom he identifies as devoid of truth and violent. He prays further that the Lord will cause those rebels to bear the consequences of their transgressions.

Where in the Bible does it say give ear to my words? ›

Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell.

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Where in the Bible does it say give ear to my cry? ›

Psalm 61: O God, give ear unto my cry. 1 O God, give ear unto my cry; unto my pray'r attend. my cry to thee I'll send.

Where in the Bible does it say keep my words? ›

Proverbs 4:21-23 ICB

Don't ever forget my words. Keep them deep within your heart. These words are the secret to life for those who find them. They bring health to the whole body.

What does Jesus say about keeping your word? ›

He says to them in verse 23, “Those who love me will keep my word,” and then vice-versa in verse 24, “Whoever does not love me does not keep my words.” Jesus makes it abundantly, maybe even painfully clear for us. If we love him, we will keep his word.

Does God speak to us through words? ›

This is applicable to all of Scripture as God's speaking. When God speaks in Scripture, he does not speak only in the moment and move on, but he continues to speak to his people through his word by his Spirit.