Psalms 11: Trusting God Instead of Fleeing
David refuses to flee, choosing trust over panic.
Short and defiant, this chapter follows the lament of Psalms 10 as David rejects counsel to flee like a bird to the mountains when the wicked bend their bow against him. He anchors his confidence in the LORD's holy temple and heavenly throne.
In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee `as' a bird to your mountain;
For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;
If the foundations be destroyed, What can the righteous do?
Jehovah is in his holy temple; Jehovah, his throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
For Jehovah is righteous; he loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face. Psalm 12 For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.