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[a]If the foundations be destroyed,
What can the righteous do?
Jehovah is in his holy temple;
Jehovah, his throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
Jehovah trieth the righteous;
But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

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  1. Psalm 11:3 Or, For the foundations are destroyed; What hath the righteous wrought?

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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