VerseEvagrius Ponticus, 4th c. — NOTES ON THE PSALMS 10[11].5 Read all of Psalms 11 →
Psalms 11:5
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“If the one who values iniquity hates his own life, then the one who hates iniquity esteems his own life.”
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5The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
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3If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
4The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
— Psalms 11:5 —
6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
7For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.