Psalm 11

New Living Translation

Psalm 11

For the choir director: A psalm of David.

¹I trust in the Lord for protection.
So why do you say to me,
    “Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!
²The wicked are stringing their bows
    and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings.
They shoot from the shadows
    at those whose hearts are right.
³The foundations of law and order have collapsed.
    What can the righteous do?”

⁴But the Lord is in his holy Temple;
    the Lord still rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
    examining every person on earth.
⁵The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked.
    He hates those who love violence.
⁶He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked,
    punishing them with scorching winds.
⁷For the righteous Lord loves justice.
    The virtuous will see his face.

Psalm 11

English Standard Version

The Lord Is in His Holy Temple

To the choirmaster. Of David.

11 In the Lord I take refuge;
how can you say to my soul,
    ^(A)“Flee like a bird to your mountain,
²for behold, the wicked ^(B)bend the bow;
    ^(C)they have fitted their arrow to the string
    to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
³if ^(D)the foundations are destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?”^[a]

⁴^(E)The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord's ^(F)throne is in heaven;
    his eyes see, his eyelids ^(G)test the children of man.
⁵The Lord ^(H)tests the righteous,
    but ^(I)his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
⁶Let him rain coals on the wicked;
    ^(J)fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be ^(K)the portion of their cup.
⁷For the Lord is righteous;
he ^(L)loves righteous deeds;
    ^(M)the upright shall behold his face.

Footnotes

Psalm 11:3 Or for the foundations will be destroyed; what has the righteous done?

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