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Psalm 11:7 KJV
Psalms · chapter 11 · verse 7
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.Psalm 11:7 · King James Version
Psalm 11:7 in context
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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Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnesstsᵉdâqâhrightness , subjectively , objectively , morally or figurativelyH6666 →
- countenancepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- lovethʼâhabto have affection forH157 →
- beholdchâzâhto gaze atH2372 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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The shaking of a tree (they say) makes it take the deeper and faster root. The attempt of David's enemies to discourage his confidence in God engages him to cleave so much the more closely to his first principles, and to review them, which he here does, abundantly to his own satisfaction and the silencing of all…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-7