The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
the Lord—his throne is in heaven.(B)
His eyes watch;
his gaze[a] examines everyone.[b]
The Lord examines the righteous,
but he hates the wicked
and[c] those who love violence.(C)
Let him rain burning coals[d] and sulfur on the wicked;
let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:4 Lit eyelids
  2. 11:4 Or examines the descendants of Adam
  3. 11:5 Or righteous and the wicked, and he hates
  4. 11:6 Sym; MT reads rain snares, fire

The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(B)
He observes everyone on earth;(C)
    his eyes examine(D) them.
The Lord examines the righteous,(E)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.(F)
On the wicked he will rain
    fiery coals and burning sulfur;(G)
    a scorching wind(H) will be their lot.

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