Psalms 11:7
For the LORD is righteous, He loveth righteousness; the upright shall behold His face.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 5:12(5-13) For Thou dost bless the righteous; O LORD, Thou dost encompass him with favour as with a shield.
Psalms 7:11(7-12) God is a righteous judge, yea, a God that hath indignation every day:
Psalms 21:6(21-7) For Thou makest him most blessed for ever; Thou makest him glad with joy in Thy presence.
Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the LORD is toward them that fear Him, toward them that wait for His mercy;
Psalms 37:28For the LORD loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 45:7(45-8) Thou 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 →