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;
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In Context
1In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain;
3If the foundations be destroyed, What can the righteous 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. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.
Psalms 7:10My shield is with God, Who saveth the upright in heart.
Psalms 10:2In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
Psalms 21:12For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt 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 slay such as are upright in the way.
Psalms 64:4That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: 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 →