The Lord is in His holy temple;(A)
the Lord’s throne is in heaven.(B)
His eyes watch; He examines[a] everyone.
The Lord examines the righteous and the wicked.
He hates the lover of violence.(C)
He will rain burning coals[b] and sulfur on the wicked;
a scorching wind will be their portion.[c](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:4 Lit His eyelids examine
  2. Psalm 11:6 Sym; MT reads rain snares, fire
  3. Psalm 11:6 Lit be the portion of their cup

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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