Psalms 11:5

Who have said, We will magnify our tongue; 1 Our lips are our own: who is Lord of us? 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

In Context

4Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, 1 And the tongue that speaks great words: 1

6Because of the misery of the poor, 1 And because of the sighing of the needy, 1 Now will I arise, saith the Lord, 1 I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 22:1And it came to pass after these things that God tempted Abraham, and said to him, Abraham, Abraham; and he said, Lo! I am here.

Psalms 5:6Neither shall the transgressors continue in thy sight: 1 Thou hatest, O Lord, all them that work iniquity. 1

Psalms 10:3For they have pulled down what thou didst frame, 1 But what has the righteous done? 1

Psalms 21:8All that saw me mocked me: 1 They spoke with their lips, they shook the head, saying, 1

Psalms 139:1For the end, a Psalm of David. 1

Proverbs 6:16For he rejoices in all things which God hates, 1 And he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul. 1

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 →

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