Psalm 11

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Refuge in the Lord

For the choir director. Of David.

11 I 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 sulphur 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)

Footnotes

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

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (CSBA)

Psalm 11 Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Refuge in the Lord

For the choir director. Of David.

Footnotes

Cross references

Psalm 11

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised