New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 11

The Lord a Refuge and Defense.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1In the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֨ה׀ba.Yah.wehH3068ItakeH2620refugeחָסִ֗יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620;Howאֵ֭יךְ'eikhH349can you sayתֹּאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559to my soulלְנַפְשִׁ֑יle.naf.ShiH5315, “Fleeנ֝֗וּדִיnu.duH5110asa birdצִפּֽוֹר׃tzi.PorH6833to yourmountainהַרְכֶ֥םhar.KhemH2022;

2For, beholdהִנֵּ֪הhi.NehH2009,the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֡יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563bendיִדְרְכ֬וּןyid.re.KhunH1869the bowקֶ֗שֶׁתKe.shetH7198, TheymakeH3559readyH3559their arrowחִצָּ֣םchi.TzamH2671upon the stringיֶ֑תֶרYe.terH3499Toshootלִיר֥וֹתli.RotH3384in darknessאֹ֝֗פֶל'O.felH652at the uprightלְיִשְׁרֵי־le.yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

3Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588thefoundationsהַ֭שָּׁתוֹתHa.sha.totH8356are destroyedיֵֽהָרֵס֑וּןye.ha.re.SunH2040,Whatמַה־mah-H4100can the righteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662doפָּעָֽל׃pa.'AlH6466?”

4The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068is in Hisholyקָדְשׁ֗וֹka.de.ShoH6944templeבְּֽהֵ֘יכַ֤לbe.Hei.KhalH1964; theLord’sיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068throneכִּ֫סְא֥וֹkis.'OH3678is in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֪יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064; Hiseyesעֵינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869beholdיֶחֱז֑וּye.che.ZuH2372,His eyelidsעַפְעַפָּ֥יו'af.'a.PavH6079testיִ֝בְחֲנ֗וּyiv.cha.NuH974the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

5The Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068testsיִ֫בְחָ֥ןyiv.ChanH974the righteousצַדִּ֪יקtza.DikH6662andthe wickedוְ֭רָשָׁעVe.ra.sho'H7563,And the one who lovesוְאֹהֵ֣בve.'o.HevH157violenceחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555His soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315hatesשָֽׂנְאָ֥הsa.ne.'AhH8130.

6Upon the wickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563He willrainיַמְטֵ֥רyam.TerH4305snaresפַּ֫חִ֥יםpa.ChimH6341;Fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784and brimstoneוְ֭גָפְרִיתVe.ga.fe.ritH1614andburningזִלְעָפ֗וֹתzil.'a.FotH2152windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307will be the portionמְנָ֣תme.NatH4521oftheir cupכּוֹסָֽם׃ko.SamH3563.

7For the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068isrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662,He lovesאָהֵ֑ב'a.HevH157righteousnessצְדָק֣וֹתtze.da.KotH6666;The uprightיָ֝שָׁ֗רya.SharH3477willbeholdיֶחֱז֥וּye.che.ZuH2372His faceפָנֵֽימוֹ׃fa.Nei.movH6440.

The Lord a Refuge and Defense.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 11