Psalm 11

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Psalm 11 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

Psalm 11

Refuge in the Lord

For the choir director. Of David.

¹I have taken refuge in the Lord.
How can you say to me,
“Escape to the mountains^[a] like a bird!
²For look, the wicked string bows;
they put their arrows on bowstrings
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
³When the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”

⁴The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord—his throne is in heaven.
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.
⁶Let him rain burning coals^[e] and sulfur on the wicked;
let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.
⁷For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds.
The upright will see his face.

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

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