Psalm 11

BRG Bible

Psalm 11

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 an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

⁷For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Psaltaren 11

nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)

Förtröstan på Herren

11 För körledaren. Av David.

Till Herren tar jag min tillflykt.
    Hur kan ni då säga till mig:
    ”Fly som en fågel upp till bergen?”
²Se, de gudlösa spänner bågen,
    de lägger sina pilar mot strängen
    för att i mörkret skjuta de rättsinniga.
³När grundvalarna bryter samman,
    vad kan den rättfärdige göra?

⁴Herren är i sitt heliga tempel,
    hans tron är i himlen.
Han betraktar människobarn,
    hans ögon granskar dem.
⁵Han prövar de rättfärdiga,
    men den gudlöse och våldsmannen hatar han.
⁶Han ska låta eldkol och svavel regna ner över de gudlösa,
    och en glödande vind ska bli deras lott.

⁷Herren är rättfärdig
och älskar rättfärdighet.
De rättsinniga ska få se hans ansikte.

Psalm 11

EasyEnglish Bible

This is a song that David wrote for the music leader.

Trust the Lord to keep you safe

11 I have run to the Lord to keep me safe.
So do not say this to me:
    ‘Fly away like a bird to the hills!^[a]
²See what the wicked people are doing!
They are preparing their bows and arrows.
They are hiding in dark places,
    to shoot their arrows at good, honest people.
³When the law no longer has authority,
    righteous people can do nothing!’

⁴The Lord is in his holy temple.
He rules from his throne in heaven.
    He carefully watches what people are doing.
    He knows about each person.
⁵The Lord watches both good people and wicked people.
Good people please him,
    but he hates wicked people and cruel people.
⁶He will send hot coal and sulphur
    to fall like rain on wicked people.
A dangerous wind will be the punishment that they deserve.
⁷The Lord always does what is right.
He loves people to do good things.
Those who do what is right will know that God loves them.

Footnotes

11:1 David's friends are telling him to run away from his enemies. But David is trusting God to keep him safe.

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