Psalm 11-14

Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 11

Refuge in the Lord

For the choir director. Of David.

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

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

Psalm 12

Oppression by the Wicked

For the choir director: according to Sheminith.^(J) A psalm of David.

¹Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.^[f]^(K)
²They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.^(L)
³May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.^(M)
⁴They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own—who can be our master?” ^(N)

⁵“Because of the devastation of the needy
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.”^(O)

⁶The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times.^(P)

⁷You, Lord, will guard us;^[g]
you will protect us^[h] from this generation forever.^(Q)
⁸The wicked prowl^[i] all around,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.^(R)

Psalm 13

A Plea for Deliverance

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

¹How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?^(S)
²How long will I store up anxious concerns^[j] within me,
agony in my mind every day?
How long will my enemy dominate me?^(T)

³Consider me and answer, Lord my God.
Restore brightness to my eyes;^(U)
otherwise, I will sleep in death.
⁴My enemy will say, “I have triumphed over him,”
and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.^(V)

⁵But I have trusted in your faithful love;^(W)
my heart will rejoice in your deliverance.^(X)
⁶I will sing to the Lord
because he has treated me generously.^(Y)

Psalm 14

A Portrait of Sinners

For the choir director. Of David.

¹The fool says in his heart, “There’s no God.”^(Z)
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
²The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race^[k]^(AA)
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
³All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.^(AB)

⁴Will evildoers never understand?
They consume my people as they consume bread;^(AC)
they do not call on the Lord.^(AD)

⁵Then^[l] they will be filled with dread,
for God is with those who are^[m] righteous.^(AE)
⁶You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed,^(AF)
but the Lord is his refuge.^(AG)

⁷Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,^[n]
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.^(AH)

Notas al pie

11:1 Lit your mountain
11:4 Lit eyelids
11:4 Or examines the descendants of Adam
11:5 Or righteous and the wicked, and he hates
11:6 Sym; MT reads rain snares, fire
12:1 Or the descendants of Adam, also in v. 8
12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Jer; other Hb mss read them
12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read him
12:8 Lit walk about
13:2 Or up counsels
14:2 Or the descendants of Adam
14:5 Or There
14:5 Lit with the generation of the
14:7 Or restores his captive people

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