New King James Version
Psalms 11:7
7For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
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 Living Translation (NLT)For the righteous Lord loves justice. The virtuous will see his face.
Context of Psalms 11:7
5The Lord tests the righteous, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates. 6Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup. For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
Read all of Psalms 11Psalms 11:7 word by word
כִּֽי־צַדִּ֣יק יְ֭הוָה צְדָק֣וֹת אָהֵ֑ב יָ֝שָׁ֗ר יֶחֱז֥וּ פָנֵֽימוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 11:7
- Psalms 45:7You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
- Psalms 99:4The King’s strength also loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
- Psalms 146:8The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous.
- Isaiah 61:8“For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering; I will direct their work in truth, And will make with them an everlasting covenant.
- Psalms 5:12For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
- Psalms 21:6For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
- Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,
- Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.
- Psalms 42:5Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.
- Job 36:7He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But they are on the throne with kings, For He has seated them forever, And they are exalted.
- 1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the Lord 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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