Psalms 11:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְהוָה֮ צַדִּ֢יק יִ֫בְחָ֥ן וְ֭רָשָׁע וְאֹהֵ֣ב חָמָ֑ס שָֽׂנְאָ֥ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

Transliteration

YHWH ṣaddîq yiḇḥān, wə-rāšāʿ wə-ʾōhēḇ ḥāmās śānəʾāh napšô.

Grammar Details

• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *ṣaddîq*: adjective/noun, masculine singular - righteous person
• *yiḇḥān*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he tests/examines
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *rāšāʿ*: adjective/noun, masculine singular - wicked person
• *ʾōhēḇ*: qal participle, masculine singular - one who loves
• *ḥāmās*: noun, masculine singular - violence
• *śānəʾāh*: qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she hates
• *napšô*: noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul

Word Meanings

• *ṣaddîq*: righteous one/just person
• *yiḇḥān*: he tests/examines/scrutinizes
• *rāšāʿ*: wicked one/evil-doer/unrighteous person
• *ʾōhēḇ*: one who loves/lover of
• *ḥāmās*: violence/wrong/injustice/cruelty
• *śānəʾāh*: she hates/detests
• *napšô*: his soul/his being/his life/his self

Referenced Verses

• Gen 22:1 : 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
• Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which [the Lord] promised to them that love him.
• 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 that the proof of your faith, [being] more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
• 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:
• Ps 5:4-5 : 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee. 5 The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
• Ps 7:9 : 9 O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.
• Ps 10:3 : 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.
• Ps 17:3 : 3 Thou hast proved my heart; Thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
• Ps 21:8 : 8 Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.
• Ps 26:2 : 2 Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind.
• Ps 139:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
• Ps 139:23-24 : 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts; 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
• Prov 6:16-19 : 16 There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood; 18 A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.
• Jer 12:8 : 8 My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
• Zech 11:8 : 8 And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
• Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
• Mal 3:3 : 3 and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto Jehovah offerings in righteousness.