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(a) This is the wicked counsel of his enemies to him and his companions to drive him from the hope of God's promise. For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? If the {b} foundations be destroyed, what can the {c} righteous do?
(b) All hope of help is taken away. (c) Yet am I innocent and my cause good. 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 is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes {d} behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
(d) Though all things in earth are out of order, yet God will execute judgment from heaven. The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, {e} fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the {f} portion of their cup.
(e) As in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. (f) Which they will drink even to the dregs, Eze 23:34. For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. The Geneva Bible Translation Notes [1599] Bible Hub |
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