PSALM 11

 

I have taken refuge in the Lord:

How can you say to me,

"fly to the mountains

like a bird?"

For behold, sinners have bent

the bow and put the arrow

to the string to shoot

the upright in heart

from their hiding place.

When the foundations are destroyed,

what can a just person do?

The Lord is in His holy temple;

the Lord--His throne is

in the heavens.

His eyes see,

His eyelids test

the children of men.

The Lord tests the just,

but His soul hates

the wicked and those who love iniquity.

He will rain snares upon sinners:

fire and sulfur,

and a scorching wind

shall be the portion

of their cup.

For the Lord is righteous,

and He loves righteous deeds.

The upright will see

His face.

Translation Copyright © 2023 by Donald C. Traxler.