2
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.
3
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
4
The LORD
is
in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne
is
in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
Isa 66:1.
Hab 2:20.
Matt 5:34.
5
The LORD trieth the righteous: but
the wicked and him that loveth violence (וְאֹהֵ֣ב חָמָ֑ס)
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.
Gen 19:24.
Jer 23:19.
7
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness;
his countenance doth behold the upright.
