Psalm 11

Good News Translation

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]
²    because the wicked have drawn their bows and aimed their arrows
    to shoot from the shadows at good people.
³There is nothing a good person can do
    when everything falls apart.”

⁴The Lord is in his holy temple;
    he has his throne in heaven.
He watches people everywhere
    and knows what they are doing.
⁵He examines the good and the wicked alike;
    the lawless he hates with all his heart.

⁶He sends down flaming coals^[c] and burning sulfur on the wicked;
he punishes them with scorching winds.
⁷The Lord is righteous and loves good deeds;
those who do them will live in his presence.

Footnotes

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