| 1 | In the Lord I take refuge [and put my trust]; how can you say to me, Flee like a bird to your mountain? |
| 2 | For see, the wicked are bending the bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they [furtively] in darkness may shoot at the upright in heart. |
| 3 | If the foundations are destroyed, what can the [unyieldingly] righteous do,
or
what has He [the Righteous One] wrought
or
accomplished? |
| 4 | The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes behold; His eyelids test
and
prove the children of men. |
| 5 | The Lord tests
and
proves the [unyieldingly] righteous, but His soul abhors the wicked and him who loves violence. |
| 6 | Upon the wicked He will rain quick burning coals
or
snares; fire, brimstone, and a [dreadful] scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. |
| 7 | For the Lord is [rigidly] righteous, He loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold His face,
or
He beholds the upright. |
Cross references:
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Psalm 11:4 : Acts 7:49; Rev. 4:2.
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Psalm 11:5 : James 1:12.
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