Psalms 11:5
For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow; they have prepared their arrows in the quiver; to shoot in the dark the upright of heart.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
In Context
4For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed.
6The sinner hath provoked the Lord according to the multitude of his wrath he will not seek him:
Cross References
Genesis 22:1After these things, God tempted Abraham, and said to him: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.
Psalms 5:6Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes.
Psalms 21:8For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
Psalms 139:1I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels:
Proverbs 6:16Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:
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 →