Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 11:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
Psalms 11:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
[To the chief Musician, {A Psalm} of David.] In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee {as} a bird to your mountain?
For, lo, the wicked bend {their} bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. {privily: Heb. in darkness}
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
The LORD {is} in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne {is} in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
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