Psalms · 7 verses
Psalms 11
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The proposed escape route is a bird’s flight to a mountain, while the speaker has already declared the LORD his refuge.
A bird to the mountainvv. 1–3
The counsel begins briskly: flee, fly, get to the mountain. Yet the speaker answers with a question sharp enough to stop the packing of bags: refuge has already been found in the LORD. The danger is real enough—the wicked have bows, arrows, shadows, and the upright in their sights. Then comes the great architectural worry: if the foundations go, what remains for the righteous to do? The psalm leaves that question hanging in the air, which is a remarkably economical way of making the floor feel unstable.
The throne above the troublevv. 4–7
The unanswered question is followed not by a strategy but by a change of altitude. The LORD is in His holy temple and on His heavenly throne; from there His eyes examine the sons of men. Righteous and wicked alike are tested, while the lover of violence meets a rain of fiery coals, sulfur, and scorching wind—a grim forecast with unusually vivid weather. The final movement belongs to justice: the LORD loves it, and the upright will see His face.
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Ps 11:1For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
Ps 11:2For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
Ps 11:3If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
Ps 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
Ps 11:5The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
Ps 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
Ps 11:7For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
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Where this is echoed
Readers' own connections, from OpenBible's crowd-voted cross-references — agreement about relevance, and not scholarly confidence. 127 passages were voted onto 7 verses of this chapter; the 16 shown lead on votes, and each is listed at the verse it was voted onto most strongly.
- 3Psalms 82:5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
- 32 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- 3Isaiah 58:12Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.
- 7Revelation 22:4They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
- 4Psalms 103:19The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
- 6Ezekiel 38:22I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
- 7Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- 4Psalms 2:4The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
- 1Psalms 56:11in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- 1Isaiah 26:3–4You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- 5Proverbs 6:16–19There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
- 6Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
- 71 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- 11 Samuel 23:14And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.
- 4Habakkuk 2:20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
- 5James 1:12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
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