Psalms 11:2
For, lo, the wicked bend the bow. They make ready their arrow upon the string that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1In LORD I take refuge. How will ye say to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain.
3If the foundations be destroyed, what can a righteous man do?
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:21And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, Thou shall this day be my son-in-law a second time.
Psalms 7:10My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Psalms 10:2In the pride of the wicked man the poor man is hotly pursued. Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
Psalms 21:12For thou will make them turn their back. Thou will make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.
Psalms 37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill such as are upright in the way.
Psalms 64:4that they may shoot in secret places at a blameless man. Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 11:2-4
Confidence in God. 1 In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. 3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Here is, I. David's fixed resolution to make God his confidence: In the Lord put I my trust, v. 1 . Those that truly fear God and serve him are welcome to put their trust in him, and shall not be made ashamed of… Read the whole commentary →