Commentaries

Mizmor 005, Verse 005

כִּ֤י ׀ לֹ֤א אֵֽל־חָפֵ֘ץ רֶ֥שַׁע ׀ אָ֑תָּה לֹ֖א יְגֻרְךָ֣ רָֽע

kiy loʾ ʾeyl–chofeytz reshaʿ ʾotto loʾ yegurcho roʿ

For You are not a God who desires wickedness; evil cannot abide with You.

MIDRASH TEHILLIM

1.....(5.7)
For You are not a God who desires wickedness;
You have no pleasure in inflicting punishment upon the world of men, for You did say: "I do not wish for the death of the wicked, but for the wicked to repent of his way so that he may live." (Yechezkel - Ezekiel 33:11)
Rabbi Issac said, At present we have no prophet, no priest, no offering, no sanctuary, and no altar that can help win forgiveness for us, for since the day that the Temple was destroyed only the power to pray remains with us.
"O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do, do not delay; for Your sake..." (Daniel 9:19)
2.....(5.7)
...evil cannot abide with You.
"And if he is a poor man, you shall not lie down [to sleep] with his security. You shall return the security to him by sunset, so that he may lie down [to sleep] in his garment, and he will bless you, and it will be counted for you as merit before the Lord, your God." (Devarim - Deuteronomy 24:12-13)
This verse, says rabbi Yudan, makes plain to you how great a power is righteousness, Hence it is said Neither will any evil dwell with You.

RASHI

1.
...evil does not abide with You:

Heb. יגרך, it will not abide beside You.

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