Psalms 11:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 11:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 d...
Psalms 11:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XI. Yahweh the Sure Refuge. Psalms 11:1-3 . 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...
Psalms 11:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the righteous . a righteous one. His soul . He (emphatic). Hebrew. nephesh . App-13. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
Psalms 11:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. The Lord trieth the righteous - He does not abandon them; he tries them to show their faithfulness, and he...
Psalms 11:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Lord trieth the righteous, &c.— The Lord exploreth the righteous and the wicked; and him that loveth false-dealing his soul hateth. Mudge.
Psalms 11:5 - 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....
Psalms 11:5 - 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 th...
Psalms 11:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 11:1-7 The correctness of the superscription is, in the present case, defended by Ewald and Hitzig. Delitzsch refers the psalm to the eve of Absalom's conspiracy, while other supporters of...
Psalms 11:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God Our Refuge and Defense Psalms 11:1-7 ; Psalms 12:1-8 The first of these is a debate between fear and faith, and dates from Saul's persecutions. Timid friends, anxious for David's safety, u...
Psalms 11:5 - 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...
Psalms 11:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is a verse of no small importance. Though the Lord is not dealing with his redeemed now under the covenant of grace, as he did with Adam in his original state of innocency, to see what improveme...
Psalms 11:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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...
Psalms 11:5 - 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,...
Psalms 11:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord trieth the righteous God may think fit to try the fidelity of him whom he knows to be upright, by many adversities, that he may afterward give him the more illustrious testimonies of his a...
Psalms 11:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

4 The L ORD is in his holy temple, the L ORD 's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 5 The L ORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him th...
Psalms 11:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Lord trieth the righteous; either, 1. He examines them, and knows them to be righteous, and consequently approveth, and loveth, and will preserve and bless them; which may be gathered from th...
Psalms 11:5 - 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 cu...
Psalms 11:5 - 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 p...
Psalms 11:5 - 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 ....
Psalms 11:5 - 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 Psa...
Psalms 11:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 assig...
Psalms 11:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Refusal to Flee When in Danger of Life. There was a time when David's throne was in danger, when Absalom was scheming to usurp the royal power in Israel, when David's very life was no long...
Psalms 11:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:7 ; 1 Peter 4:12 ; Genesis 22:1 ; James 1:12 ; Jeremiah 12:8 ; Malachi 3:3 ; Proverbs 6:16-19 ; Psalms 10:3 ; Psalms 139:1 ; Psalms 139:23 ; Psalms 139:24 ; Psalms 17:3 ; Psalm...
Psalms 11:5 - 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.

Psalms 11:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 11:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 11:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 11:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 11:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 11:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 11:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 11:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 11:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 11:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 11:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 11:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 11:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 11:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 11:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 11:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 11:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 11:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 11:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 11:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 11:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 11:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 11:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 11:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes