New English Translation
Psalms 11:7
7Certainly the Lord is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.
Psalms 11:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
- New International Version (NIV)For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
Context of Psalms 11:7
5The Lord approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence. 6May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve! Certainly the Lord is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.
Read all of Psalms 11Psalms 11:7 word by word
כִּֽי־צַדִּ֣יק יְ֭הוָה צְדָק֣וֹת אָהֵ֑ב יָ֝שָׁ֗ר יֶחֱז֥וּ פָנֵֽימוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 11:7
- Psalms 45:7You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.
- Psalms 99:4The king is strong; he loves justice. You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; you promote justice and equity in Jacob.
- Psalms 146:8The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up all who are bent over. The Lord loves the godly.
- Isaiah 61:8For I, the Lord, love justice and hate robbery and sin. I will repay them because of my faithfulness; I will make a permanent covenant with them.
- Psalms 5:12Certainly you reward the godly, Lord. Like a shield you protect them in your good favor.
- Psalms 21:6For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.
- Psalms 33:18Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness
- Psalms 34:15The Lord pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.
- Psalms 42:5Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
- Job 36:7He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever.
- 1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.
Commentaries on Psalms 11:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The righteous Lord loveth righteousness - He loves that which resembles himself. His countenance - his face - is ever open and unclouded to the upright. They always enjoy his salvation, and know that he is pleased with them. The preceding verse my old MS. translates and paraphrases thus: - He sal rayne on synful, snares, fyre, brimstane, and gost of stormis. Par - He Sal rayne on synful in this werld, snares, that es wiked Lare: fyre is covatyse…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness - This would be more correctly rendered, “For Jehovah is righteous; he loves righteousness.” The idea is, that God is himself righteous, and, consequently, he loves those who are righteous. He may be confided in, therefore, by the righteous as their friend, and being under his protection they have nothing to fear. His countenance doth behold the upright - The word rendered “countenance” is, in the Hebrew, in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The godly are assured of the Lord’s favorable presence when they see his face (see Psalm 23:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. his countenance--literally, "their faces," a use of the plural applied to God, as in Ge 1:26; 3:22; 11:7; Is 6:8, &c., denoting the fulness of His perfections, or more probably originating in a reference to the trinity of persons. "Faces" is used as "eyes" (Psa 11:4), expressing here God's complacency towards the upright (compare Psa 34:15, 16).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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