Salmi 11:5

5 Il Signore esamina il giusto, e l’empio; E l’anima sua odia colui che ama la violenza.

Salmi 11:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 11:5

The Lord trieth the righteous
As gold is tried in the fire, by afflictive providences; hereby he tries their graces, their faith, and patience, their hope, and love, and fear; and, by so doing, expresses his love to them, since this is all for their good: and therefore, when he suffers the wicked to go great lengths in persecuting and distressing them, this should not weaken, their confidence in him; he still loves them, and loves when he rebukes and chastises them;

but the wicked, and him that loveth violence, his soul hateth;
that is, such who live in a course of sin and wickedness, and who not only do injury to the persons, characters, and properties of men, but love it, and delight therein, and also take pleasure in them that do the same: these God has a continued and inward aversion to; sin and wickedness being the abominable thing his righteous soul hates: and he shows his hatred to them, by not chastising them now, as he does his own people, but reserving everlasting punishment for them hereafter; see ( Proverbs 13:24 ) .

Salmi 11:5 In-Context

3 Quando i fondamenti son ruinati, Che ha fatto il giusto?

4 Il Signore è nel Tempio della sua santità; Il trono del Signore è ne’ cieli; I suoi occhi veggono, Le sue palpebre esaminano i figliuoli degli uomini.

5 Il Signore esamina il giusto, e l’empio; E l’anima sua odia colui che ama la violenza.

6 Egli farà piovere in su gli empi Brace, e fuoco, e solfo, E vento tempestoso, per la porzione del lor calice.

7 Perciocchè il Signore è giusto; egli ama la giustizia; La sua faccia riguarda l’uomo diritto.