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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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Psalms 11
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Psalm 11
Refuge in the Lord
For the choir director. Of David.
1I have taken refuge in the Lord.#Ps 7:1; 31:1; 71:1
How can you say to me,
“Escape to the mountains#11:1 Lit your mountain like a bird!#Ps 121:1
2For look, the wicked string bows;
they put their arrows on bowstrings
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.#Ps 37:14; 64:4
3When the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?” #Ps 82:5
4The Lord is in his holy temple;#Ps 27:4; Hab 2:20
the Lord—his throne is in heaven.#Ps 103:19; Is 66:1; Ac 7:49
His eyes watch;
his gaze#11:4 Lit eyelids examines everyone.#11:4 Or examines the descendants of Adam
5The Lord examines the righteous,
but he hates the wicked
and#11:5 Or righteous and the wicked, and he hates those who love violence.#Ps 33:13–15
6Let him rain burning coals#11:6 Sym; MT reads rain snares, fire and sulfur on the wicked;
let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.#Ezk 38:22
7For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds.
The upright will see his face.#Ps 17:15; Rv 22:4
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