Psalms 11 (GNV)

Chapter Text

11:1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. In the Lord put I my trust: howe say yee then to my soule, Flee to your mountaine as a birde?

11:2 For loe, the wicked bende their bowe, and make readie their arrowes vpon the string, that they may secretly shoote at them, which are vpright in heart.

11:3 For the foundations are cast downe: what hath the righteous done?

11:4 The Lord is in his holy palace: the Lordes throne is in the heauen: his eyes wil consider: his eye lids will try the children of men.

11:5 The Lord will try the righteous: but the wicked and him that loueth iniquitie, doeth his soule hate.

11:6 Vpon the wicked he shall raine snares, fire, and brimstone, and stormie tempest: this is the porcion of their cup.

11:7 For the righteous Lord loueth righteousnes: his countenance doeth beholde the iust.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "excelleth", "psalme", "dauid", "lord", "trust", "howe", "soule", and "flee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "excelleth" and "psalme", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local GNV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "excelleth" and "psalme" 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 "excelleth" and "psalme" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.