March 20, 2022

The Lord Is in His Holy Temple

To the choirmaster. Of David.

11 In the Lord I take refuge;
how can you say to my soul,
    Flee like a bird to your mountain,
² for behold, the wicked bend the bow;
    they have fitted their arrow to the string
    to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
³ if the foundations are destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?^[a]

⁴ The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord's throne is in heaven;
    his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.
⁵ The Lord tests the righteous,
    but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
⁶ Let him rain coals on the wicked;
    fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
⁷ For the Lord is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
    the upright shall behold his face.

Footnotes

Psalm 11:3 Or for the foundations will be destroyed; what has the righteous done?

Cross references

Psalm 11:1 : [1 Sam. 23:14, 19; 24:2; 26:19, 20] Psalm 11:2 : Ps. 7:12; 64:4; [Jer. 9:3] Psalm 11:2 : Ps. 21:12; 58:7; See Ps. 7:10 Psalm 11:3 : Ps. 82:5; Ezek. 30:4 Psalm 11:4 : Ps. 18:6; Mic. 1:2; Hab. 2:20 Psalm 11:4 : Ps. 2:4; Isa. 66:1; Matt. 5:34; 23:22; Acts 7:49 Psalm 11:4 : See Job 23:10 Psalm 11:5 : Gen. 22:1; James 1:12 Psalm 11:5 : Ps. 5:5 Psalm 11:6 : Gen. 19:24; Job 18:15; Ezek. 38:22 Psalm 11:6 : Ps. 75:8; [Job 21:20] Psalm 11:7 : See Ps. 33:5 Psalm 11:7 : [Ps. 17:15; 140:13; 1 John 3:2; Rev. 22:4]

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