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Psalms 11:5

Each half of the verse is to be completed from the other. God proves and approves the righteous: He proves and rejects the wicked.

trieth Allowethin P.B.V. means -approveth after trial." Cp. Romans 14:22; 1 Thessalonians 2:4.

his soul hateth Cp. Isaiah 1:14. God's soulis a bold expression for His innermost, essential nature, which cannot do otherwise than hate evil, and of necessity also the evil man, in so far as he surrenders himself to -love violence," deliberately choosing evil for his good. Cp. Micah 3:2; Romans 1:32.

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See also Psalms 11:5 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 11:5. _THE LORD TRIETH THE RIGHTEOUS_] He does not abandon them; he tries them to show their faithfulness, and he afflicts them for their good. _HIS SOUL HATETH._] The _wicked_ man must...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE LORD TRIETH THE RIGHTEOUS - That is, he “proves” them, searches them, tests the reality of their piety. His dealings with them are such as to test the genuineness of their religion, and are design...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    XI. YAHWEH THE SURE REFUGE. Psalms 11:1. The problem stated. The wicked are bold: the righteous cannot meet their attack. They can but flee like a little bird (the habitual meaning of the word transla...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE RIGHTEOUS. a righteous one. HIS SOUL. He (emphatic). Hebrew. _nephesh_. App-13. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THE LORD TRIETH THE RIGHTEOUS: BUT THE WICKED AND HIM THAT LOVETH VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATETH._ The Lord trieth the righteous - in love; as the contrast to "hateth" in the second clause requires. His t...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    11:5 wicked, (a-8) See Note, Psalms 9:5 . here the singular....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    of the Messianic hope in Psalms 2, 20, 28,, 40. The following Pss. are either quoted from or distinctly referred to in NT.: 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24, 32, 34, 40, 41. In several instances the...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    TRIETH] tries and approves. They stand the test....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    יְהוָה֮ צַדִּ֪יק יִ֫בְחָ֥ן וְ֭ רָשָׁע וְ אֹהֵ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This psalm is the answer of faith to the advice of fear. Both are alike conscious of immediate peril. Fear sees only the things that are near. Faith takes in the larger distances. If the things fear s...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THE LORD TRIETH THE RIGHTEOUS,.... As gold is tried in the fire, by afflictive providences; hereby he tries their graces, their faith, and patience, their hope, and love, and fear; and, by so doing, e...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Ver. 5. _The Lord trieth the righteous_] Or approveth, as James 1:12; he justifieth and accepteth him, as a...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Lord trieth the righteous, proving or testing them for evidences of their sincerity and then giving them the full measure of His protection; BUT THE WICKED AND HIM THAT LOVETH VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HA...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 11:5 LORD H3068 tests H974 (H8799) righteous H6662 wicked H7563 loves H157 (H8802) violence H2555 soul...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YHWH tries the righteous, But the unrighteous and him who loves violence his soul hates. On the unrighteous he will rain snares, Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The doom of the wicked. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: If we get the vision of God on His throne, governing all creatures, rendering to all according to their works, we shall then see...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Psalms 11:1. _Flee as a bird to your mountain,_ the hill country of Judea. When hiding from Saul, and when the wicked bent their bow against him, it was prudent to shun the snares. Psalms 11:3. _If th...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _In the Lord put I my trust._ JEHOVAH THE PROTECTOR AND AVENGER OF THE PERSECUTED SAINT The Psalmist, beset by malicious foes, is warned by some of his adherents to seek refuge in flight. The Psalm i...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The Lord trieth the righteous._ THE GODLY DISCIPLINE I. The characters tried--the righteous. This word righteous is used for two reasons. 1. Because in God’s sight they are such. 2. Because they...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 11:5 The WICKED are those among God’s people who would exploit and harm others. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 11:1. This psalm describes the confidence that the faithful may have, even in times of severe crisis. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “The friends of David advise him in this psalm to flee unto the mountainous parts of the land of Judah, in order to avoid the danger which was threatening him, should he remain in the pla...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ASCRIBED to David in the "title," this psalm is almost universally allowed to be his. It "has all the characteristics of the earlier Davidic psalms." No allusion enables us to assign it to...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Psa 11:1-7 is to the chief musician. It is a psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how do you say to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? (Psalms 11:1) My trust is in the Lord. Why should...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 4:12; Genesis 22:1; James 1:12; Jeremiah 12:8;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Trieth — He chastens even righteous persons, yet still he loves them, and therefore will in due time deliver them. But as for the wicked, God hates them, and will severely punish them....

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    How can this verse say God hates some people when John 3:16 says God loves everyone? (See discussion under Psalms 5:5)...

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