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Psalms 11:7 — King James Version← Study notes

For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.


Psalms 11:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 11:78 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
צַדִּ֣יקṣadiyq
is righteousadjH6662
lawful · righteous
יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
צְדָק֣וֹתṣədāqwōt
righteousnessnounH6666
moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)
אָהֵ֑בʾāhēb
he lovesverbH157
-ly · -r) · like · friend
יָ֝שָׁ֗רyāšār
the uprightadjH3477
equity · Jasher · just · meet ···
יֶחֱז֥וּyeḥĕzw
they will seeverbH2372
look · prophesy · provide · see
פָנֵֽי/מוֹpānēymwō
faces theirnounH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 11:7

To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. This title does not require a fresh consideration: for the meaning of, “to the end,” has already been sufficiently handled. Let us then look to the text itself of the Psalm, which to me appears to be sung against the heretics, who, by rehearsing and exaggerating the sins of many in the Church, as if either all or the majority among themselves were righteous, strive to turn and snatch us away from the breasts of the one True Mother…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 11 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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