Psalms 11:3
Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbor: 1 Their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart. 1
Updated 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, 1 And the tongue that speaks great words: 1
Cross References
2 Kings 22:12And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
Psalms 75:3And his place has been in peace, 1 And his dwelling place in Zion. 1
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 →