1 To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. In Jehovah have I put my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain? 2 For behold, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may in darkness shoot at the upright in heart. 3 If the foundations be destroyed, what shall the righteous do? 4 Jehovah [is] in the temple of his holiness; Jehovah, — his throne is in the heavens: his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men. 5 Jehovah trieth the righteous one; but the wicked, and him that loveth violence, his soul hateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone; and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For righteous is Jehovah; he loveth righteousness, his countenance doth behold the upright.
Psalm 11 Darby Translation
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- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
Cross references (7)
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- 1 Isaiah 26:3–4; Psalm 56:11; 1 Samuel 23:14; Psalm 25:2; Luke 13:31
- 2 Psalm 64:3–5; Psalm 37:14; Jeremiah 9:3; Psalm 21:12; Psalm 142:3
- 3 Psalm 82:5; 2 Timothy 2:19; Isaiah 58:12; Psalm 75:3; Acts 4:24–33
- 4 Psalm 103:19; Psalm 18:6; Psalm 2:4; Habakkuk 2:20; Psalm 33:13
- 5 Proverbs 6:16–19; James 1:12; Psalm 7:9; Genesis 22:1; Psalm 21:8
- 6 Ezekiel 38:22; Genesis 19:24; Ezekiel 13:13; Luke 17:29; Psalm 75:8
- 7 Revelation 22:4; Psalm 17:15; 1 Peter 3:12; Psalm 45:7; Job 36:7
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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saith he, "hast Thou withdrawn afar off?" (ver. 1). Then he who thus inquired, as if all on a sudden he understood, or as if he asked, though he knew, that he might teach, adds, "Thou despisest in due seasons, in tribulations:" that is, Thou despisest seasonably, and causest tribulations to inflame men's minds with longing for Thy coming.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
And if any one fancy that amor is no doubt used both of good and bad loves, but that dilectio is reserved for the good only, let him remember what the psalm says, "He that loveth (diligit) iniquity hateth his own soul;" and the words of the Apostle John, "If any man love (diligere) the world, the love (dilectio) of …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For he sends forth divers arrows, and shoots down in the dark night those that watch not; but, since the enemy is unseen, we have faith as our strong armour, according to the saying of the Apostle, In all things taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
Such an one is both impious and iniquitous; and he that loveth iniquity, manifestly loveth not, but hateth his own soul. Let us, therefore, be holding fast to this precept of the Lord, to love one another; and then all else that is commanded we shall do, for all else we have contained in this.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
For he that loveth wickedness, hateth his own soul. And yet it is said to love itself, inasmuch as it loves the wickedness that makes it wicked; and, on the other hand, it is said to hate itself, inasmuch as it loves that which causes it injury.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)