The Lord Is in His Holy Temple
To the choirmaster. Of David.
11 In the Lord I take refuge;
how can you say to my soul,
(A)“Flee like a bird to your mountain,
2 for behold, the wicked (B)bend the bow;
(C)they have fitted their arrow to the string
to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
3 if (D)the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”[a]
4 (E)The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord's (F)throne is in heaven;
his eyes see, his eyelids (G)test the children of man.
5 The Lord (H)tests the righteous,
but (I)his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
6 Let him rain coals on the wicked;
(J)fire and sulphur and a scorching wind shall be (K)the portion of their cup.
7 For the Lord is righteous;
he (L)loves righteous deeds;
(M)the upright shall behold his face.
Footnotes
- Psalm 11:3 Or for the foundations will be destroyed; what has the righteous done?
Cross references
- Psalm 11:1 : [1 Sam. 23:14, 19; 24:2; 26:19, 20]
- Psalm 11:2 : Ps. 7:12; 64:4; [Jer. 9:3]
- Psalm 11:2 : Ps. 21:12; 58:7; See Ps. 7:10
- Psalm 11:3 : Ps. 82:5; Ezek. 30:4
- Psalm 11:4 : Ps. 18:6; Mic. 1:2; Hab. 2:20
- Psalm 11:4 : Ps. 2:4; Isa. 66:1; Matt. 5:34; 23:22; Acts 7:49
- Psalm 11:4 : See Job 23:10
- Psalm 11:5 : Gen. 22:1; James 1:12
- Psalm 11:5 : Ps. 5:5
- Psalm 11:6 : Gen. 19:24; Job 18:15; Ezek. 38:22
- Psalm 11:6 : Ps. 75:8; [Job 21:20]
- Psalm 11:7 : See Ps. 33:5
- Psalm 11:7 : [Ps. 17:15; 140:13; 1 John 3:2; Rev. 22:4]