17th July 2022 - ”WHEN THE FOUNDATIONS ARE CRUMBLING” - Psalm 11

Psalm 11

 

English Standard Version Anglicised

 

The Lord Is in His Holy Temple

11 In the Lord I take refuge;
how can you say to my soul,
    “Flee like a bird to your mountain,
² for behold, the wicked bend the bow;
    they have fitted their arrow to the string
    to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
³ if the foundations are destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?”^[a]
4 The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord's throne is in heaven;
    his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.
⁵ The Lord tests the righteous,
    but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
⁶ Let him rain coals on the wicked;
    fire and sulphur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
⁷ For the Lord is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
    the upright shall behold his face.

Footnotes

1. Psalm 11:3 Or for the foundations will be destroyed; what has the righteous done?