Psalms 11:7
For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
In Context
6The sinner hath provoked the Lord according to the multitude of his wrath he will not seek him:
Cross References
Psalms 5:12But let all them be glad that hope in thee: they shall rejoice for ever, and thou shalt dwell in them. And all they that love thy name shall glory in thee:
Psalms 7:11Just is my help from the Lord: who saveth the upright of heart.
Psalms 21:6His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.
Psalms 33:18Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: and on them that hope in his mercy.
Psalms 37:28For the Lord loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints : they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 45:7Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.
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 →