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Psalm 11
New King James Version

### Faith in the Lord’s Righteousness

#### To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

11 In (A)the Lord I put my trust;
How can you say to my soul,
“Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
2 For look! (B)The wicked bend their bow,
They make ready their arrow on the string,
That they may shoot [a]secretly at the upright in heart.
3 (C)If the foundations are destroyed,
What can the righteous do?

4 The Lord is in His holy temple,
The Lord’s (D)throne is in heaven;
(E)His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.
5 The Lord (F)tests the righteous,
But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.
6 Upon the wicked He will rain coals;
Fire and brimstone and a burning wind
(G)Shall be [b]the portion of their cup.

7 For the Lord is righteous,
He (H)loves righteousness;
[c]His countenance beholds the upright.

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 11:2 Lit. in darkness
2. Psalm 11:6 Their allotted portion or serving
3. Psalm 11:7 Or The upright beholds His countenance

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 11:1 : Ps. 56:11
2. Psalm 11:2 : Ps. 64:3, 4
3. Psalm 11:3 : Ps. 82:5; 87:1; 119:152
4. Psalm 11:4 : Ps. 2:4; [Is. 66:1]; Matt. 5:34; 23:22; [Acts 7:49]; Rev. 4:2
5. Psalm 11:4 : [Ps. 33:18; 34:15, 16]
6. Psalm 11:5 : Gen. 22:1; [James 1:12]
7. Psalm 11:6 : 1 Sam. 1:4; Ps. 75:8; Ezek. 38:22
8. Psalm 11:7 : Ps. 33:5; 45:7

New King James Version (NKJV)

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