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Psalm 11
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Psalm 11

Refuge in the Lord

For the choir director. Of David.

1 I have taken refuge in the Lord.(A)
How can you say to me,
“Escape to the mountains[a] like a bird!(B)
2 For look, the wicked string bows;
they put their arrows on bowstrings
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.(C)
3 When the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?” (D)

4 The Lord is in his holy temple;(E)
the Lord—his throne is in heaven.(F)
His eyes watch;
his gaze[b] examines everyone.[c]
5 The Lord examines the righteous,
but he hates the wicked
and[d] those who love violence.(G)
6 Let him rain burning coals[e] and sulfur on the wicked;
let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.(H)
7 For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds.
The upright will see his face.(I)

Footnotes

  1. 11:1 Lit your mountain
  2. 11:4 Lit eyelids
  3. 11:4 Or examines the descendants of Adam
  4. 11:5 Or righteous and the wicked, and he hates
  5. 11:6 Sym; MT reads rain snares, fire
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Psalm 11
Common English Bible

Psalm 11

For the music leader. Of David.

11 I have taken refuge in the Lord.
    So how can you say to me,[a]
    “Flee to the hills like a bird
2         because the wicked
        have already bent their bows;
        they’ve already strung their arrows;
        they are ready to secretly shoot
        those whose heart is right”?
3 When the very bottom of things falls out,
    what can a righteous person possibly accomplish?

4 But the Lord is in his holy temple.
    The Lord! His throne is in heaven.
His eyes see—
    his vision examines all of humanity.
5 The Lord examines
    both the righteous and the wicked;
    his very being[b] hates anyone who loves violence.
6 God will rain fiery coals and sulfur on the wicked;
    their cups will be filled
    with nothing but a scorching hot wind
7     because the Lord is righteous!
    He loves righteous deeds.
    Those whose heart is right will see God’s face.[c]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:1 Or my soul
  2. Psalm 11:5 Or soul
  3. Psalm 11:7 Heb lacks heart, but see 11:2 and Pss 7:10; 32:11; 36:10.
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