Psalms 11:2

Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for + 11:2 Gr. truths are become rare.truth is diminished from among the children of men.

Brenton Septuagint

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

1For the end, a Psalm of David, upon the eighth.

3Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbour: their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:21And Saul said, I will give her to him, and she shall be a stumbling-block to him. Now the hand of the Philistines was against Saul.

Psalms 7:10Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and then thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins.

Psalms 10:2For behold the sinners have bent their bow, they have prepared their arrows for the quiver, to shoot + 10:2 Gr. in dark moon, or little moonlight, q. d. luce malignâ.privily at the upright in heart.

Psalms 21:12Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

Psalms 37:14But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

Psalms 64:4The words of transgressors have overpowered us; but do thou pardon our sins.

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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