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Confidence in the Lord[a]

11 I trust in the Lord for safety.
    How foolish of you to say to me,
“Fly away like a bird to the mountains,[b]
    because the wicked have drawn their bows and aimed their arrows
    to shoot from the shadows at good people.
There is nothing a good person can do
    when everything falls apart.”

The Lord is in his holy temple;
    he has his throne in heaven.
He watches people everywhere
    and knows what they are doing.
He examines the good and the wicked alike;
    the lawless he hates with all his heart.

He sends down flaming coals[c] and burning sulfur on the wicked;
    he punishes them with scorching winds.
The Lord is righteous and loves good deeds;
    those who do them will live in his presence.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:1 HEBREW TITLE: By David.
  2. Psalm 11:1 Some ancient translations like a bird to the mountains; Hebrew bird, to your (plural) mountain.
  3. Psalm 11:6 One ancient translation coals; Hebrew traps.

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