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.
The title of the eleuenthe salm. To the victorie on the eiyte, the song of Dauid.
Lord, make thou me saaf, for the hooli failide; for treuthis ben maad litle fro the sones of men.
Thei spaken veyn thingis, ech man to hys neiybore; thei han gileful lippis, thei spaken in herte and herte.
The Lord destrie alle gileful lippis; and the greet spekynge tunge.
Whiche seiden, We schulen magnyfie oure tunge, our lippis ben of vs; who is oure lord?
For the wretchednesse of nedy men, and for the weilyng of pore men; now Y schal ryse vp, seith the Lord. I schal sette inhelt he; Y schal do tristili in hym.
The spechis of the Lord ben chast spechis; siluer examynyd bi fier, preued fro erthe, purgid seuen fold.
Thou, Lord, schalt kepe vs; and thou `schalt kepe vs fro this generacioun with outen ende.
Wickid men goen in cumpas; bi thin hiynesse thou hast multiplied the sones of men.