psalm

Confidence in the Lord[a]

11 
I trust in the Lord for safety.

How foolish of you to say to me,

“Fly away like a bird to the mountains,[b]

because the wicked have drawn their bows and aimed their arrows

to shoot from the shadows at good people.

There is nothing a good person can do

when everything falls apart.”

The Lord is in his holy temple;

he has his throne in heaven.

He watches people everywhere

and knows what they are doing.

He examines the good and the wicked alike;

the lawless he hates with all his heart.

He sends down flaming coals[c] and burning sulfur on the wicked;

he punishes them with scorching winds.

The Lord is righteous and loves good deeds;

those who do them will live in his presence.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:1 HEBREW TITLE: By David.
  2. Psalm 11:1 Some ancient translations like a bird to the mountains; Hebrew bird, to your (plural) mountain.
  3. Psalm 11:6 One ancient translation coals; Hebrew traps.