Psalm 11

Confidence in the ^o

11 I trust in the Lord for safety.

How foolish of you to say to me,

“Fly away like a bird to the mountains,^p

²because the wicked have drawn their bows and aimed their arrows

to shoot from the shadows at good people.

³There is nothing a good person can do

when everything falls apart.”

⁴The Lord is in his holy temple;

he has his throne in heaven.

He watches people everywhere

and knows what they are doing.

⁵He examines the good and the wicked alike;

the lawless he hates with all his heart.

⁶He sends down flaming coals^q and burning sulphur on the wicked;

he punishes them with scorching winds.

⁷The Lord is righteous and loves good deeds;

those who do them will live in his presence.