Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 11

(Habakkuk 1:12–17)

For the choirmaster. Of David.

1In the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֨ה׀ba.Yah.wehH3068I take refugeחָסִ֗יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620.How thenאֵ֭יךְ'eikhH349can you sayתֹּאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559to meלְנַפְשִׁ֑יle.naf.ShiH5315: “Fleeנ֝֗וּדִיnu.duH5110like a birdצִפּֽוֹר׃tzi.PorH6833to your mountainהַרְכֶ֥םhar.KhemH2022!

2Forכִּ֤יkiH3588beholdהִנֵּ֪הhi.NehH2009,the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֡יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563bendיִדְרְכ֬וּןyid.re.KhunH1869theirbowsקֶ֗שֶׁתKe.shetH7198.They setכּוֹנְנ֣וּko.NuH3559their arrowחִצָּ֣םchi.TzamH2671onעַל־'al-H5921the stringיֶ֑תֶרYe.terH3499to shootלִיר֥וֹתli.RotH3384fromבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119the shadowsאֹ֝֗פֶל'O.felH652at the uprightלְיִשְׁרֵי־le.yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

3Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588the foundationsהַ֭שָּׁתוֹתHa.sha.totH8356are destroyedיֵֽהָרֵס֑וּןye.ha.re.SunH2040,whatמַה־mah-H4100can the righteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662doפָּעָֽל׃pa.'AlH6466?”

4The LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068is in His holyקָדְשׁ֗וֹka.de.ShoH6944templeבְּֽהֵ֘יכַ֤לbe.Hei.KhalH1964;the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068is on His heavenlyבַּשָּׁמַ֪יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064throneכִּ֫סְא֥וֹkis.'OH3678.His eyesעֵינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869are watching closelyיֶחֱז֑וּye.che.ZuH2372; theyעַפְעַפָּ֥יו'af.'a.PavH6079examineיִ֝בְחֲנ֗וּyiv.cha.NuH974the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

5The LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068testsיִ֫בְחָ֥ןyiv.ChanH974the righteousצַדִּ֪יקtza.DikH6662and the wickedוְ֭רָשָׁעVe.ra.sho'H7563;His soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315hatesשָֽׂנְאָ֥הsa.ne.'AhH8130the loverוְאֹהֵ֣בve.'o.HevH157of violenceחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555.

6Onעַל־'al-H5921the wickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563He will rain downיַמְטֵ֥רyam.TerH4305fieryאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784coalsפַּ֫חִ֥יםpa.ChimH6341and sulfurוְ֭גָפְרִיתVe.ga.fe.ritH1614;a scorchingזִלְעָפ֗וֹתzil.'a.FotH2152windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307will be their portionמְנָ֣ת כּוֹסָֽם׃me.Nat ko.SamH4521 H3563.

7Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662;He lovesאָהֵ֑ב'a.HevH157justiceצְדָק֣וֹתtze.da.KotH6666.The uprightיָ֝שָׁ֗רya.SharH3477will seeיֶחֱז֥וּye.che.ZuH2372His faceפָנֵֽימוֹ׃fa.Nei.movH6440.

(Habakkuk 1:12–17)

For the choirmaster. Of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 11