Psalms 11:6
Because of the misery of the destitute and the groaning of the poor, now I will arise, says the Lord. I will place him in safety. I will act faithfully toward him.
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In The King James Version
In Context
5They have said: “We will magnify our tongue; our lips belong to us. What is Lord to us?”
Cross References
Genesis 43:34taking the portions that they received from him. And the greater portion went to Benjamin, so much so that it exceeded five parts. And they drank and became inebriated along with him.
1 Samuel 1:4Then the day arrived, and Elkanah immolated. And he gave portions to his wife Peninnah, and to all her sons and daughters.
Job 18:10A trap has been hidden for him in the earth, and a decoy, along his path.
Job 20:23May his stomach be filled, so that God may send forth the fury of his wrath to him and may rain down his battle upon him.
Job 27:22And it will hurl over him and will not spare him; fleeing from its power, he will go into exile.
Psalms 18:13Who can understand transgression? From my hidden faults, cleanse me, O Lord,
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 →