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Psalms 11 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | [For the choir director; by David.] I have taken refuge in the LORD. How can you say to me: |Flee to your mountain like a bird? | In the LORD I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, “Flee like a bird to your mountain, | For the director of music. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain. | |
| 2 | Wicked people bend their bows. They set their arrows against the strings to shoot in the dark at people whose motives are decent. | for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart; | For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. | |
| 3 | When the foundations [of life] are undermined, what can a righteous person do?| | if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” | When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” | |
| 4 | The LORD is in his holy temple. The LORD's throne is in heaven. His eyes see. They examine Adam's descendants. | The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’s throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man. | The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them. | |
| 5 | The LORD tests righteous people, but he hates wicked people and the ones who love violence. | The LORD tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence. | The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion. | |
| 6 | He rains down fire and burning sulfur upon wicked people. He makes them drink from a cup filled with scorching wind. | Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. | On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot. | |
| 7 | The LORD is righteous. He loves a righteous way of life. Decent people will see his face. | For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face. | For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face. | |
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