Covenant Reformed News – February 2010 • Volume XII, Issue 22
This article from Covenant Reformed News argues that Psalm 11 opposes the doctrine of common grace by demonstrating that God actively hates the reprobate wicked rather than loving all people universally. Through exegesis of Psalm 11:3-7, the author contends that God's hatred extends to the persons of the wicked, not merely their sin, grounding this hatred in His perfect righteousness and justice, which issues in their eternal punishment in hell.
The Psalms Versus Common Grace (2) Like Psalm 5, which we treated in the last News, Psalm 11 opposes the idea that God loves everybody, including the reprobate—the core position of common grace. The key verses are: “[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. [5] The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth....