Psalms 11:7
For the righteous LORD loves righteousness; his countenance does behold the upright.
Updated King James 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 you, LORD, will bless the righteous; with favour will you compass him as with a shield.
Psalms 7:11God judges the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
Psalms 21:6For you have made him most blessed for ever: you have made him exceeding glad with your countenance.
Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves judgment, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 45:7You love righteousness, and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your 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 →