Psalm 11
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Summary
The Psalmist praises that the Lord resides in his temple. He states that the Lord tries the righteous and hates the unrighteous.
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| (1) In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? | (1) In that day thou shalt come, O Lord, and I will put my trust in thee. Thou shalt say unto thy people—for my ear hath heard thy voice—thou shalt say unto every soul, Flee |
| (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. | (2) And the righteous shall flee like a bird that is let go from the snare of the fowler. For |
| (3) If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? | (3) But the foundations of the wicked shall be destroyed, and what can they 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. | (4) For the Lord—when he shall come into his holy temple, sitting upon God’s throne in heaven—his eyes shall pierce the wicked. Behold, his eyelids shall try the children of men, and he shall redeem the righteous and they shall be tried. |
| (5) The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. | (5) The Lord loveth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. |
| (6) Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. | (6) Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest— |
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Further Reading
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn that a Lake of Fire and Brimstone Awaits Sinners in the Afterlife? (2 Nephi 9:16),” KnoWhy 446 (July 3, 2018).
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