5The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates.


In Context

2 For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

3 When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do ?"

4 The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them.

5 The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates.

6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.

7 For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see his face.

Psalms 11:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:5The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:5The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: but he that loveth iniquity hateth his own soul.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:5Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:5Jehovah trieth the righteous one; but the wicked, and him that loveth violence, his soul hateth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:5The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:5The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:5Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:5Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:5The LORD tries the righteous: but the wicked and him that loves violence his soul hates.