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Psalms 11:7
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Psalms 11:7
7For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
7For the righteous LORD loueth righteousnesse: his countenance doeth behold the vpright.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 11:7
Just, right, or conforming to God's law and judgment; equitable or upright; as a noun, a person characterized as righteous.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Loves; regards with affection, goodwill, or devoted care.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
righteousness
The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
countenance
The favorable or rebuking presence and regard shown by one's face; in these passages, divine or royal favor, attention, or displeasure.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Straight or erect; also honest, just, and faithful to what is right.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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Open the full verse study4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
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Open the full verse study15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
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Open the full verse study12For 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.
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Open the full verse study7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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Open the full verse study2Beloved, 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.
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Open the full verse study7He 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.
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Open the full verse study18Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
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Open the full verse study15The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
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Open the full verse study6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
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Open the full verse study5He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
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Open the full verse study5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
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Open the full verse study12For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
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Open the full verse study4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
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Open the full verse study8For 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.
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Open the full verse study8The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:
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Open the full verse study9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
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Open the full verse study11God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
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