Psalms 11:5
Because of the misery of the poor, and because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the Lord, I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
In Context
4who have said, We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own: who is Lord of us? 1
Cross References
Genesis 22:1And it came to pass after these things that God tempted Abraam, and said to him, Abraam, Abraam; and he said, Behold! I am here.
Psalms 5:6You will destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man. 1
Psalms 10:3For behold the sinners have bent their bow, they have prepared their arrows for the quiver, to shoot + 10:3 Gr. in dark moon, or little moonlight, q. d. luce malignâ privily at the upright in heart. 1
Psalms 21:8He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him. 1
Psalms 139:1Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man. 1
Proverbs 6:16For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.
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 →