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Look, the wicked have bent their bow
    and placed their arrow[a] on the string,[b]
        to shoot from the darkness[c] at the upright in heart.
When the foundations are destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?

The Lord is in his holy Temple;
    the Lord’s throne is in the heavens.
His eyes see,
    his glance[d] examines humanity.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:2 So MT DSS 5/6HevPs; DSS 4QCatena A LXX read arrows
  2. Psalm 11:2 So MT; LXX reads arrows for the quiver
  3. Psalm 11:2 So MT DSS; LXX reads shoot on a moonless night
  4. Psalm 11:4 Lit. eyelids
  5. Psalm 11:4 Lit. examines the children of men