Psalms 11 (DRB)

Chapter Text

11:1 Unto the end: for the octave, a psalm for David.

11:2 Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from among the children of men.

11:3 They have spoken vain things, every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken.

11:4 May the Lord destroy all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.

11:5 Who have said: We will magnify our tongue: our lips are our own: who is Lord over us?

11:6 By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the poor, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I will set him in safety: I will deal confidently in his regard.

11:7 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried by the fire, purged from the earth, refined seven times.

11:8 Thou, O Lord, wilt preserve us: and keep us from this generation for ever.

11:9 The wicked walk round about: according to thy highness, thou hast multiplied the children of men.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "octave", "psalm", "david", "save", "lord", "saint", "truths", and "decayed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "octave" and "psalm", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "octave" and "psalm" carries the first interpretive weight. In The LORD as Shepherd, the local focus is trust, covenant mercy, guidance, and worship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "octave" and "psalm" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.