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For look: The wicked string the bow.[a]
They have fitted their arrow to the string,
to shoot from the darkness
at the upright of heart.
When the foundations are destroyed
what can the righteous do?[b]
Yahweh is in his holy temple;
Yahweh is in the heavens on his throne.
His eyelids see;
they test the children of humankind.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:2 Literally “tread the bow,” that is, placing the foot on the bow to bend and string it
  2. Psalm 11:3 Or “what has the righteous done”

For look, the wicked bend their bows;(A)
    they set their arrows(B) against the strings
to shoot from the shadows(C)
    at the upright in heart.(D)
When the foundations(E) are being destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?”

The Lord is in his holy temple;(F)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(G)
He observes everyone on earth;(H)
    his eyes examine(I) them.

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