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Like hunters, the wicked hide in the dark.
    They get their bows ready and aim their arrows.
    They shoot at good, honest people.
What would good people do
    if the wicked destroyed all that is good?[a]

The Lord is in his holy temple.
    The Lord sits on his throne in heaven.
He sees everything that happens.
    He watches people closely.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:3 Or “What if the foundations of society were really destroyed?”

For look, the wicked bend their bows;(A)
    they set their arrows(B) against the strings
to shoot from the shadows(C)
    at the upright in heart.(D)
When the foundations(E) are being destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?”

The Lord is in his holy temple;(F)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(G)
He observes everyone on earth;(H)
    his eyes examine(I) them.

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