Psalms 11:7
5 The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
6 On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
- KJV
- For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
- WEB
- For the LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
- ASV
- For Jehovah is righteous; he loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face. Psalm 12 For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
- DARBY
- For righteous is Jehovah; he loveth righteousness, his countenance doth behold the upright.
- BLB
- For YHWH [is] righteous; He loves righteousness; the upright one will see His face.
- ÅB
- For Herren er rettferdig, og elsker rettferdighet;
den oppriktige skal se ansiktet hans. - OTB
- For Herren er rettferdig, han elsker rettferdighet;
De oppriktige skal se hans ansikt. - B1930
- For Herren er rettferdig, elsker rettferdighet; på den opriktige ser hans åsyn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 22:4
They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
Read in contextPsalms 17:15
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
Read in context1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
Read in contextPsalms 45:7
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
Read in contextJob 36:7
He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
Read in context1 John 3:2
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
Read in contextPsalms 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
Read in contextPsalms 33:18
Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
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