Psalms 11
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Psalm 11
The Lord a Refuge and Defense.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1In the Lord I take refuge [and put my trust];
How can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to your mountain;
2For look, the wicked are bending the bow;
They take aim with their arrow on the string
To shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart.
3“If the foundations [of a godly society] are destroyed,
What can the righteous do?”
4¶The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes see, His eyelids test the children of men. [Acts 7:49; Rev 4:2]
5The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence. [James 1:12]
6Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire;
Fire and #11:6 I.e. burning sulfur.brimstone and a dreadful scorching wind will be the portion of their cup [of doom].
7For the Lord is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice);
The upright shall see His face.
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Psalm 11
11
The Refuge of the Upright
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1In the Lord put I my trust:
how say ye to my soul,
Flee as a bird to your mountain?
2For, lo, the wicked bend their bow,
they make ready their arrow upon the string,
that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
3If the foundations be destroyed,
what can the righteous do?
4The Lord is in his holy temple,
the Lord's throne is in heaven:
his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
5The Lord trieth the righteous:
but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone,
and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
7For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness;
his countenance doth behold the upright.
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