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God's Holiness Fuels Prayer
Commentators explain that David's prayer is built on a crucial truth: God's holy nature. Because God does not take pleasure in wickedness and cannot fellowship with evil, believers can confidently appeal to Him for justice. This understanding turns God's character into a powerful foundation for our prayers, especially when facing injustice.
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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 5:4
18th Century
Theologian
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness—The psalmist here refers to a well-known and well-understood characteristic…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 5:4
19th Century
Bishop
Neither shall evil. —Better, the wicked man is not your guest. For the same thought, see Psalm 15; and for the opposite, …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 5:4
19th Century
Preacher
In both of these Psalms there is a clear line drawn between the righteous and the wicked; this is a line which still needs to be kept very clear, a…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 5:4–6
16th Century
Theologian
Here David makes the malice and wickedness of his enemies an argument to support his prayer for divine favor toward him. The language is indeed abr…
John Gill
On Psalms 5:4
17th Century
Pastor
For you [are] not a God that has pleasure in wickedness
Sin, ungodliness; it is contrary to his nature, who is holy,…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 5:1–6
17th Century
Minister
God is a prayer-hearing God. He has always been so, and he is still as ready to hear prayer as ever. The most encouraging principle of prayer, and …