Psalms 11:7
For Jehovah is righteous; he loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face. Psalm 12 For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 5:12For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield. Psalm 6 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
Psalms 7:11God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.
Psalms 21:6For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;
Psalms 37:28For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 45:7Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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 →