Psalmen 11:5

5 De HEERE proeft den rechtvaardige; maar den goddeloze, en dien, die geweld liefheeft, haat Zijn ziel.

Psalmen 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 ) .

Psalmen 11:5 In-Context

3 Zekerlijk, de fondamenten worden omgestoten; wat heeft de rechtvaardige bedreven?
4 De HEERE is in het paleis Zijner heiligheid, des HEEREN troon is in den hemel; Zijn ogen aanschouwen, Zijn oogleden proeven de mensenkinderen.
5 De HEERE proeft den rechtvaardige; maar den goddeloze, en dien, die geweld liefheeft, haat Zijn ziel.
6 Hij zal op de goddelozen regenen strikken, vuur en zwavel; en een geweldige stormwind zal het deel huns bekers zijn.
7 Want de HEERE is rechtvaardig, Hij heeft gerechtigheden lief; Zijn aangezicht aanschouwt den oprechte.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.