The Meaning of Psalms 5:6 Explained

Psalms 5:6

KJV: Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

YLT: Thou destroyest those speaking lies, A man of blood and deceit Jehovah doth abominate.

Darby: Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.

ASV: Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou shalt destroy  them that speak  leasing:  the LORD  will abhor  the bloody  and deceitful  man. 

What does Psalms 5:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 5:1-12 - Protection From The Wicked
The ordering of prayer is very necessary, Genesis 22:9. Our Lord's prayer should be our model. Often our words need to be supplemented by our meditations; that is, we must make room for the "groanings which cannot be uttered," but which the Spirit understands, Romans 8:26-27. Distinct from either of these is the urgent ejaculation for aid which is here described as the voice of my cry, Psalms 5:2. As soon as we awake, let us speak to God. We must keep watch for the answer, Psalms 5:3, r.v. How many answers we miss, because we get tired of waiting for the return of our ships!
Note the seven expressions for the ungodly, Psalms 5:4-7. As for me-the chief of sinners, but see 1 Corinthians 15:10. The Jew in prayer turned toward the Temple, Psalms 5:7; Daniel 6:10. Here the Tabernacle, which preceded it, stood for the same, 1 Samuel 1:9. We look to the Most Holy Place, whither Jesus has entered, Hebrews 10:19.
The ungodly are specially characterized by sins of speech, Psalms 5:9. Wicked men are like sepulchers, which exhale pestilential odors. Their doom is inevitable. Notice the combination of trust, love, and joy, Psalms 5:11. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 5

1  David prays, and professes his study in prayer
4  God favors not the wicked
7  David, professing his faith, prays to God to guide him
10  to destroy his enemies
11  and to preserve the godly

What do the individual words in Psalms 5:6 mean?

You shall destroy those who speak falsehood the man Bloodthirsty and deceitful abhors Yahweh
תְּאַבֵּד֮ דֹּבְרֵ֪י כָ֫זָ֥ב אִישׁ־ דָּמִ֥ים וּמִרְמָ֗ה יְתָ֘עֵ֥ב ׀ יְהוָֽה

תְּאַבֵּד֮  You  shall  destroy 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: אָבַד  
Sense: perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed.
דֹּבְרֵ֪י  those  who  speak 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
כָ֫זָ֥ב  falsehood 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּזָב  
Sense: a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing.
אִישׁ־  the  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
דָּמִ֥ים  Bloodthirsty 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
וּמִרְמָ֗ה  and  deceitful 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִרְמָה  
Sense: deceit, treachery.
יְתָ֘עֵ֥ב ׀  abhors 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: תָּעַב  
Sense: to abhor, be abominable, do abominably.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.