Psalms 11:5
They have said: “We will magnify our tongue; our lips belong to us. What is Lord to us?”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
In Context
4May the Lord scatter all deceitful lips, along with the tongue that speaks malice.
Cross References
Genesis 22:1After these things occurred, God tested Abraham, and he said to him, “Abraham, Abraham.” And he answered, “Here I am.”
Psalms 5:6And the malicious will not dwell close to you, nor will the unjust endure before your eyes.
Psalms 10:3For behold, the sinners have bent their bow. They have prepared their arrows in the quiver, so as to shoot arrows in the dark at the upright of heart.
Psalms 21:8All those who saw me have derided me. They have spoken with the lips and shook the head.
Psalms 139:1Unto the end. A Psalm of David.
Proverbs 6:16Six things there are that the Lord hates, and the seventh, his soul detests:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 11:5-7
4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord 's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 5 The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. The shaking of a tree (they say) makes it take the deeper and faster root. The attempt of… Read the whole commentary →