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1 In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain!”

2 For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

3 If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

4 Yahweh is in his holy temple. Yahweh is on his throne in heaven. His eyes observe. His eyes examine the children of men.

5 Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates.

6 On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

7 For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.

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Psalms 11 study resources: word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers, 23 cross-references, 1 Early-Church citation.

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Hebrew interlinear — Psalms 11:1–7 (66 words)
1
  1. בַּֽיהוָ֨ה׀bayhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  2. חָסִ֗יתִיḥāsîtîchacah: to flee for protection; (figuratively) to confide inH2620
  3. אֵ֭יךְʾêkeyk: how? or how!; (also) where?H349
  4. תֹּאמְר֣וּtōʾmĕrûamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  5. לְנַפְשִׁ֑יlĕnapšînephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
  6. נ֝֗וּדִוnûdiwnuwd: to nod, i.e. waver; (figuratively) to wander, flee, disappearH5110
  7. הַרְכֶ֥םharkemhar: a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)H2022
  8. צִפּֽוֹר׃ṣippôrtsippowr: a little bird (as hopping)H6833
2
  1. כִּ֤יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. הִנֵּ֪הhinnēhinneh: lo!H2009
  3. הָרְשָׁעִ֡יםhoršāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  4. יִדְרְכ֬וּןyidrĕkûndarak: to tread; (by implication) to walkH1869
  5. קֶ֗שֶׁתqešetqesheth: X arch(-er), + arrow, bow((-man, -shot))H7198
  6. כּוֹנְנ֣וּkônĕnûkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  7. חִצָּ֣םḥiṣṣāmchets: (properly) a piercer, i.e. an arrow; (by implication) a woundH2671
  8. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  9. יֶ֑תֶרyeteryether: (properly) an overhanging; (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainderH3499
  10. לִיר֥וֹתlîrôtyarah: (properly) to flow as water; (hence) to rainH3384
  11. בְּמוֹbĕmôbmow: in, with, by, etcH1119
  12. אֹ֝֗פֶלʾōpelophel: duskH652
  13. לְיִשְׁרֵיlĕyišrêyashar: straightH3477
  14. לֵֽב׃lēbleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
3
  1. כִּ֣יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. הַ֭שָּׁתוֹתhaššātôtshathah: a basis, i.e. (figuratively) political or moral supportH8356
  3. יֵֽהָרֵס֑וּןyēhārēsûnharac: to pull down or in pieces, break, &Š destroyH2040
  4. צַ֝דִּ֗יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  5. מַהmamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  6. פָּעָֽל׃pāʿālpa`al: to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practiseH6466
4
  1. יְהוָ֤ה׀yĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  2. בְּֽהֵ֘יכַ֤לbĕhêkalheykal: a large public building, such as a palace or templeH1964
  3. קָדְשׁ֗וֹqodšôqodesh: a sacred place or thing; (abstract, rarely) sanctityH6944
  4. יְהוָה֮yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  5. בַּשָּׁמַ֪יִםbaššāmayimshamayim: the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the...H8064
  6. כִּ֫סְא֥וֹkisʾôkicce': (properly) covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)H3678
  7. עֵינָ֥יוʿênāyw`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  8. יֶחֱז֑וּyeḥĕzûchazah: to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure)H2372
  9. עַפְעַפָּ֥יוʿapʿappāyw`aph`aph: an eyelash (as fluttering); (figuratively) morning rayH6079
  10. יִ֝בְחֲנ֗וּyibḥănûbachan: to test (especially metals); (generally and figuratively) to investigateH974
  11. בְּנֵ֣יbĕnêben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  12. אָדָֽם׃ʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
5
  1. יְהוָה֮yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  2. צַדִּ֪יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. יִ֫בְחָ֥ןyibḥānbachan: to test (especially metals); (generally and figuratively) to investigateH974
  4. וְ֭רָשָׁעwĕrāšoʿrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  5. וְאֹהֵ֣בwĕʾōhēbahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  6. חָמָ֑סḥāmāschamac: violence; (by implication) wrongH2555
  7. שָֽׂנְאָ֥הśānĕʾâsane': to hate (personally)H8130
  8. נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃napšônephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
6
  1. יַמְטֵ֥רyamṭērmatar: to rainH4305
  2. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  3. רְשָׁעִ֗יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  4. פַּ֫חִ֥יםpaḥîmpach: a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)H6341
  5. אֵ֣שׁʾēšesh: fire (literally or figuratively)H784
  6. וְ֭גָפְרִיתwĕgoprîtgophriyth: (properly) cypress- resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)H1614
  7. וְר֥וּחַwĕrûaḥruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  8. זִלְעָפ֗וֹתzilʿāpôtzal`aphah: a glow (of wind or anger); also a famine (as consuming)H2152
  9. מְנָ֣תmĕnātmnath: an allotment (by courtesy, law or providence)H4521
  10. כּוֹסָֽם׃kôsāmkowc: a cup (as a container); (often, figuratively) a lot (as if a potion)H3563
7
  1. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. צַדִּ֣יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. צְדָק֣וֹתṣĕdāqôttsdaqah: rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively...H6666
  5. אָהֵ֑בʾāhēbahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  6. יָ֝שָׁ֗רyāšāryashar: straightH3477
  7. יֶחֱז֥וּyeḥĕzûchazah: to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure)H2372
  8. פָנֵֽימוֹ׃pānêmôpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440

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Strong's words in Psalms 11 (6)
Strong's H3068 — בַּֽיהוָ֨ה׀ (bayhwâ)
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 5 times in Psalms 11.
Strong's H6662 — צַ֝דִּ֗יק (ṣaddîq)
tsaddiyq (tsad-deek') adj. 1. just [from H6663] KJV: just, lawful, righteous (man). Root(s): H6663. Appears 3 times in Psalms 11.
Strong's H7563 — הָרְשָׁעִ֡ים (horšāʿîm)
rasha` (raw-shaw') adj. 1. morally wrong 2. (concretely) an (actively) bad person [from H7561] KJV: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong. Root(s): H7561. Appears 3 times in Psalms 11.
Strong's H157 — וְאֹהֵ֣ב (wĕʾōhēb)
ahab (aw-hab') (or raheb {aw-habe'}) v. 1. to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) [a primitive root] KJV: (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.. Appears 2 times in Psalms 11.
Strong's H2372 — יֶחֱז֑וּ (yeḥĕzû)
chazah (khaw-zaw') v. 1. to gaze at 2. mentally, to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure) 3. specifically, to have a vision of [a primitive root] KJV: behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.. Appears 2 times in Psalms 11.
Strong's H3477 — לְיִשְׁרֵי (lĕyišrê)
yashar (yaw-shawr') adj. 1. straight {literally or figuratively} [from H3474] KJV: convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness). Root(s): H3474. Appears 2 times in Psalms 11.

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“wherefore it has also been written, “The Lord is just and has loved justice.””

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