Psalms 11:2
For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
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In Context
1In the LORD, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
3If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:21Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall today be my son-in-law.”
Psalms 7:10My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Psalms 10:2In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
Psalms 21:12For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.
Psalms 37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.
Psalms 64:4to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.
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 →