Psalms 11:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־צַדִּ֣יק יְ֭הוָה צְדָק֣וֹת אָהֵ֑ב יָ֝שָׁ֗ר יֶחֱז֥וּ פָנֵֽימוֹ׃

Transliteration

For-ṣaddîq YHWH, ṣəḏāqôṯ ʾāhēḇ; yāšār yeḥĕzû p̱ānêmô.

Grammar Details

• *ṣaddîq*: conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - for righteous
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *ṣəḏāqôṯ*: noun, feminine plural - righteous acts
• *ʾāhēḇ*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he loves
• *yāšār*: adjective, masculine singular - upright
• *yeḥĕzû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will see/behold
• *p̱ānêmô*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face

Word Meanings

• *ṣaddîq*: righteous/just/righteous one
• *ṣəḏāqôṯ*: righteous acts/righteous deeds/righteousness (plural form)
• *ʾāhēḇ*: he loves/he delights in
• *yāšār*: upright/straight/honest
• *yeḥĕzû*: they will see/behold/look upon
• *p̱ānêmô*: his face/his presence/his countenance

Referenced Verses

• Ps 45:7 : 7 Thou lovest{H8804)} righteousness, and hatest{H8799)} wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed{H8804)} thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
• Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
• Ps 33:5 : 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
• Ps 33:18 : 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
• Ps 34:15 : 15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
• Ps 42:5 : 5 Why art thou cast down{H8709)}, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted{H8799)} in me? hope{H8685)} thou in God: for I shall yet praise{H8686)} him for the help of his countenance.
• Job 36:7 : 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
• Ps 5:12 : 12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
• 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 7:11 : 11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
• Ps 21:6 : 6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
• Ps 99:4 : 4 The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
• Ps 146:8 : 8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
• Isa 61:8 : 8 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
• 1 Pet 3:12 : 12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
• 1 John 3:2 : 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
• Rev 22:4 : 4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.