Psalms 11
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4. temple . . . heaven--The connection seems to denote God's heavenly residence; the term used is taken from the place of His visible earthly abode ( Psalms 2:6 , 3:4 , 5:7 ). Thence He inspects men with close scrutiny.
5. The trial of the righteous results in their approval, as it is contrasted with God's hatred to the wicked.
6. Their punishment is described by vivid figures denoting abundant, sudden, furious, and utter destruction (compare Genesis 19:24 , Job 18:15 , Psalms 7:15 , 9:15 ).
cup--is a frequent figure for God's favor or wrath ( Psalms 16:5 , 23:5 , Matthew 20:22 Matthew 20:23 ).
7. his countenance--literally, "their faces," a use of the plural applied to God, as in Genesis 1:26 , 3:22 , 11:7 , Isaiah 6:8 , &c., denoting the fulness of His perfections, or more probably originating in a reference to the trinity of persons. "Faces" is used as "eyes" ( Psalms 11:4 ), expressing here God's complacency towards the upright (compare Psalms 34:15 Psalms 34:16 ).