A moment in scripture
Psalms 11:5
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The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
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The surrounding passage
- Psalms 11:3
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
- Psalms 11:4
The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
- Psalms 11:6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
- Psalms 11:7
For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.