Skip to study toolsAuthorized King James VersionPsalms 11Scripture text: Authorized King James Version. Sources & licensing~1 min read · Keyboard shortcutsPoetryThis passage connects to…Explore furtherWhere this fits in historyPlaces in ScriptureSee how themes connectHow to read PsalmsReader help — Study, notes, verse marks, and phrase highlights.1To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. In 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.Previous chapterPsalms 10Next chapterPsalms 12Commentary and contextCommentaryContext
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1To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. In 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.