Psalms 11:6
The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; as silver tried in the fire, proved in + 11:6 Gr. the earth. a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
7You, O Lord, shall keep us, and shall preserve us, from this generation, and for ever. 1
Cross References
Genesis 43:34And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was + 43:34 Gr. was magnified beyond the portions of all five times in comparison of theirs. five times as much as the portions of the others. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.
1 Samuel 1:4And the day came, and Helkana sacrificed, and gave portions to his wife Phennana and her children.
Job 18:10His snare is hid in the earth, and that which shall take him is by the path.
Job 20:23If by any means he would fill his belly, let God send upon him the fury of wrath; let him bring a torrent of pains upon him.
Job 27:22And God shall cast trouble upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
Psalms 18:13And spare your servant the attack of strangers: if they do not gain the dominion over me, then shall I be blameless, and I shall be clear from great sin. 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 →