Psalms 11:3
Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbour: their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
In Context
4Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaks great words:
Cross References
2 Kings 22:12And the king commanded Chelcias the priest, and Achikam the son of Sapphan, and Achobor the son of Michaias, and Sapphan the scribe, and Asaias the king's servant, saying,
Nehemiah 6:10And I came into the house of Semei the son of Dalaia the Son of Metabeel, and he was shut up; and he said, Let us assemble together in the house of God, in the midst of it, and let us shut the doors of it; for they are coming by night to slay thee.
Psalms 75:3And his place has been in + 75:3 Or, Salem, see the Hebrew.peace, and his dwelling-place in Sion.
Isaiah 58:12And thy old waste desert places shall be built up, and thy foundations shall last through all generations; and thou shalt be called a repairer of breaches, and thou shalt cause thy paths between to be in peace.
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 →