Psalm 11

World English Bible

For the Chief Musician. By David.

11 In Yahweh, I take refuge.
    How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
²For, behold, the wicked bend their bows.
    They set their arrows on the strings,
    that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
³If the foundations are destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?
⁴Yahweh is in his holy temple.
    Yahweh is on his throne in heaven.
His eyes observe.
    His eyes examine the children of men.
⁵Yahweh examines the righteous,
    but his soul hates the wicked and him who loves violence.
⁶On the wicked he will rain blazing coals;
    fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
⁷For Yahweh is righteous.
    He loves righteousness.
    The upright shall see his face.

Psalm 11

International Standard Version

To the Director: A Davidic Song.^[a]

Confident Trust in God

11 I take refuge in the Lord.
    So how can you say to me,
        “Flee like a bird to the mountains.”?
²Look, the wicked have bent their bow
    and placed their arrow^[b] on the string,^[c]
        to shoot from the darkness^[d] at the upright in heart.
³When the foundations are destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?

⁴The Lord is in his holy Temple;
    the Lord’s throne is in the heavens.
His eyes see,
    his glance^[e] examines humanity.^[f]
⁵The Lord examines the righteous,
    but the wicked and those who love violence, he hates.
⁶He rains on the wicked burning coals and sulfur;
    a scorching wind is their destiny.^[g]
⁷Indeed, the Lord is righteous;
    he loves righteousness;
        the upright will see him face-to-face.

Footnotes

Psalm 11:1 The Heb. lacks A song
Psalm 11:2 So MT DSS 5/6HevPs; DSS 4QCatena A LXX read arrows
Psalm 11:2 So MT; LXX reads arrows for the quiver
Psalm 11:2 So MT DSS; LXX reads shoot on a moonless night
Psalm 11:4 Lit. eyelids
Psalm 11:4 Lit. examines the children of men
Psalm 11:6 Lit. the portion of their cup

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