Psalm 11:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁷ For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; His countenance doth behold the upright.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ For the Lord is [rigidly] righteous, He loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold His face, or He beholds the upright.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ For Jehovah is righteous; he loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.

Common English Bible

⁷ because the LORD is righteous! He loves righteous deeds. Those whose heart is right will see God’s face.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ The eloquence of the Lord is pure eloquence, silver tested by fire, purged from the earth, refined seven times.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried by the fire, purged from the earth refined seven times.

Psalm 11:7 Cross References

Job 36:7

He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted.

Psalm 146:8

the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous.

Psalm 17:15

As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.

Psalm 21:6

You bestow on him blessings forever; you make him glad with the joy of your presence.

Psalm 33:18

Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,

Psalm 33:5

He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

Psalm 34:15

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.

Psalm 37:28

For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his faithful ones. The righteous shall be kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalm 42:5

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise him, my help

Psalm 45:7

you love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;

Psalm 45:8

your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;

Psalm 5:12

For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover them with favor as with a shield.

Psalm 7:11

God is a righteous judge and a God who has indignation every day.

Psalm 7:9

O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous, you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God.

Psalm 99:4

Mighty King, lover of justice, you have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Proverbs 15:9

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but he loves the one who pursues righteousness.

Isaiah 61:8

For I, the Lord, love justice, I hate robbery and wrongdoing; I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

1 John 3:2

Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.

Revelation 22:4

they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.