Psalms 11:2

Whilst the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire: they are caught in the counsels which they devise.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1Unto the end. A psalm for David.

3In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul: Get thee away from hence to the mountain like a sparrow?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:21And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a stumblingblock to him, and that the band of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day.

Psalms 7:10The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought: and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God.

Psalms 21:12For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.

Psalms 37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword : they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart.

Psalms 64:4For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,

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 →

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