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Psalms 11:4

The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.

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In The King James Version

The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

In Context

3If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do?

5The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

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Cross References

Exodus 40:34Then the cloud came down covering the Tent of meeting, and the House was full of the glory of the Lord;

2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord go this way and that, through all the earth, letting it be seen that he is the strong support of those whose hearts are true to him. In this you have done foolishly, for from now you will have wars.

Psalms 2:4Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.

Psalms 14:2The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

Psalms 33:13The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;

Psalms 44:21\44:20\If the name of our God has gone out of our minds, or if our hands have been stretched out to a strange god,

Matthew Henry on Psalms 11:2-4

Confidence in God. 1 In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. 3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Here is, I. David's fixed resolution to make God his confidence: In the Lord put I my trust, v. 1 . Those that truly fear God and serve him are welcome to put their trust in him, and shall not be made ashamed of… Read the whole commentary →

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