Psalms 11 articulates a refusal to 'flee like a bird' when social and moral foundations are under attack. It establishes that even when the 'wicked bend their bow' in secret, the Lord remains in His holy temple, testing the sons of men with a refining gaze.
v1-3: The Temptation to Flee the Chaos
v4-5: The Perspective from the Heavenly Temple
v6-7: The Fate of the Wicked and the Hope of the Upright
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
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The question 'If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?' is not a cry of despair but a rhetorical setup to point to the only Foundation that cannot be moved. The Word Secret is Bachun, meaning 'to test' or 'to refine,' suggesting that God uses crises to prove the quality of our faith. Discover the riches with psalms 11 commentary, containing expert led word study (original greek/hebrew) and passage level analysis.
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