if (A)the foundations are destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?”[a]

(B)The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord's (C)throne is in heaven;
    his eyes see, his eyelids (D)test the children of man.
The Lord (E)tests the righteous,
    but (F)his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:3 Or for the foundations will be destroyed; what has the righteous done?

When the foundations(A) are being destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?”

The Lord is in his holy temple;(B)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(C)
He observes everyone on earth;(D)
    his eyes examine(E) them.
The Lord examines the righteous,(F)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.(G)

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If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

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