Psalms 11:3
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.
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
- KJV
- If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
- WEB
- If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?
- ASV
- If the foundations be destroyed, What can the righteous do?
- DARBY
- If the foundations be destroyed, what shall the righteous do?
- BLB
- If the foundations are thrown down, the righteous—what can he do?”
- ÅB
- Når grunnvollene brytes ned,
hva makter da den rettferdige? - OTB
- Når grunnvollene rives bort,
Hva kan den rettferdige gjøre?» - B1930
- Når grunnvollene nedbrytes, hvad makter da den rettferdige?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 82:5
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Read in contextIsaiah 58:12
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
Read in contextPsalms 75:3
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
Read in contextActs 4:24–33
And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
Read in context2 Kings 19:13–18
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
Read in contextDaniel 3:15–18
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
Read in contextNehemiah 6:10–12
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
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