“The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”
The statement that God tests the righteous and hates the wicked and those who love violence establishes divine scrutiny and moral judgment applied to all. The testing of the righteous suggests that God evaluates faithfulness, making righteousness proven through trial rather than assumed. The hatred of the wicked and violent establishes God's active opposition to evil, suggesting divine preference is not neutral. This verse establishes that God's vantage point yields moral clarity and decisive judgment.
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