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Psalm 11:7

For the LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.

5The LORD examines the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and him who loves violence.
6On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
7For the LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
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Seeing God's face becomes the hope at the end of a psalm about judgment, tying the longing for his presence to his love of righteousness.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Revelation 22:4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.Both passages promise that people will see God's face; Revelation adds that his name will be on their foreheads.
Psalm 146:8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous.Psalm 11 says the LORD loves righteousness, while Psalm 146 says he loves the righteous.
Isaiah 61:8“For I, the LORD, love justice. I hate robbery and iniquity. I will give them their reward in truth and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.Both passages describe what the LORD loves: righteousness in the psalm and justice in Isaiah.
Psalm 33:5Both psalms state that the LORD loves righteousness; Psalm 33 also names justice and his loving kindness.
Psalm 17:15As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.Both psalms connect righteousness with seeing God's face, and Psalm 17 describes satisfaction in that sight.
1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”Both passages connect the righteous with God's regard, using the language of his face or eyes.
Psalm 37:28For the LORD loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.Both psalms connect the LORD's love of what is right with a promise concerning those who belong to him.
Job 36:7He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.Psalm 11 promises the upright will see God's face; Job describes God's eyes remaining on the righteous.
1 John 3:2Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him …Both passages look ahead to seeing God, with John also describing God's children becoming like him.
Isaiah 26:7The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.Both passages link God's own righteous character with upright people, whom Isaiah describes as walking a path God makes level.
Job 34:12Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.Psalm 11 declares that the LORD is righteous; Job states that God neither does wickedness nor perverts justice.
Proverbs 11:20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.Both passages describe God's pleasure in what is right: righteousness in the psalm and blameless ways in Proverbs.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. fear for the future. praise and worship.

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Encouragement

The violence described in this psalm does not have the last word. Its closing promise belongs to the upright: they shall see God's face.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).