# Psalms 11.7 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 5. Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6. Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup. > > **7. For Jehovah is righteous; He loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.** (Psalms 11:5-7, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 5. Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates. 6. On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. > > **7. For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.** (Psalms 11:5-7, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 5. The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. an horrible: or, a burning tempest > > **7. For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.** (Psalms 11:5-7, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 5. Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated, 6. He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind [is] the portion of their cup. > > **7. For righteous [is] Jehovah, Righteousness He hath loved, The upright doth His countenance see!'** (Psalms 11:5-7, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** various (David majority; Asaph, Korah, Moses, Solomon, anonymous) - **Audience:** worshipping Israel (corporate + individual devotion) - **Location:** Israel, various periods - **Time period:** composition spans c. 1400 BC (Moses, Ps 90), c. 400 BC; principal Davidic composition c. 1000 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H6664 - tzedeq](/codex/h6664-tzedeq/) - [H6666 - tzedakah](/codex/h6666-tzedakah/)