Psalms 11: The Song of the Steadfast Soul

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.

  1. v1-3: The Temptation to Flee the Chaos
  2. v4-5: The Perspective from the Heavenly Temple
  3. v6-7: The Fate of the Wicked and the Hope of the Upright

Psalms chapter 11

In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

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