Psalms 11 (YLT)

Chapter Text

11:1 To the Overseer. --By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, `They moved <FI>to<Fi> Thy mountain for the bird?

11:2 For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

11:3 When the foundations are destroyed, The righteous--what hath he done?

11:4 `Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> in his holy temple: Jehovah--in the heavens <FI>is<Fi> His throne. His eyes see--His eyelids try the sons of men.

11:5 Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated,

11:6 He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind <FI>is<Fi> the portion of their cup.

11:7 For righteous <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, Righteousness He hath loved, The upright doth His countenance see!'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "darkness", "overseer", "david", "jehovah", "trusted", "soul", "moved", and "mountain". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "darkness" and "overseer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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