Psalm 11:5
Verse 5 of 7. The 11th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
2For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
3If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
4The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
5The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
7For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
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Psalm 11:5 in the World English Bible
The LORD examines the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and him who loves violence.Read Psalm 11:5 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Psalm 11:5
That, if he afflict good people, it is for their trial and therefore for their good, v. 5. The Lord tries all the children of men that he may do them good in their latter end, Deut. viii. 16. Let not that therefore shake our foundations nor discourage our hope and trust in God.
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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.