Psalms 5:6
6 You destroy ▼▼ The imperfect verbal form indicates God’s typical response to such individuals. Another option is to translate the verb as future (“You will destroy”); the psalmist may be envisioning a time of judgment when God will remove the wicked from the scene.
liars; ▼▼ Heb “those who speak a lie.” In the OT a “lie” does not refer in a general philosophical sense to any statement that fails to correspond to reality. Instead it refers more specifically to a slanderous and/or deceitful statement that promotes one’s own selfish, sinful interests and/or exploits or harms those who are innocent. Note the emphasis on violence and deceit in the following line.
the Lord despises ▼
▼ The imperfect verbal form highlights the Lord’s characteristic attitude toward such individuals.
violent and deceitful people. ▼
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