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Psalm 11:3

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11:3When the foundations9 are destroyed,

what can the godly10 accomplish?”11

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Footnotes

  1. 9 The precise meaning of this rare word is uncertain. An Ugaritic cognate is used of the “bottom” or “base” of a cliff or mountain (see G. R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 47, 159). The noun appears in postbiblical Hebrew with the meaning “foundation” (see 1636 שָׁת).
  2. 10 The singular form is used here in a collective or representative sense. Note the plural form “pure [of heart]” in the previous verse.
  3. 11 The quotation of the advisers’ words (which begins in 11:1c) ends at this point. They advise the psalmist to flee because the enemy is poised to launch a deadly attack. In such a lawless and chaotic situation godly people like the psalmist can accomplish nothing, so they might as well retreat to a safe place.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

if the foundations are destroyed,

what can the righteous do?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When the foundations are being destroyed,

what can the righteous do?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the foundations are destroyed,

what can the righteous do?”

NLTNew Living Translation

The foundations of law and order have collapsed.

What can the righteous do?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When the foundations are destroyed

what can the righteous do?

KJV 1900King James Version

If the foundations be destroyed,

What can the righteous do?