Psalms 11:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The LORD 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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 22:1 : 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
1 Pet 1:7 : 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
Ps 5:4-5 : 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Ps 7:9 : 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Ps 10:3 : 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
Ps 17:3 : 3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Ps 21:8 : 8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Ps 26:2 : 2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Ps 139:1 : 1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, 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 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Jer 12:8 : 8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
Zech 11:8 : 8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part through 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, The LORD is my God.
Mal 3:3 : 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

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