E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 11:5
the righteous = a righteous one. His soul = He (emphatic). Hebrew. nephesh . App-13 . Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . read more
Psalm-11:1-5
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 11:1
PSALM 11THE SONG OF THE STEDFAST(FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A PSALM OF DAVID)Psalms 11:1-7"In Jehovah do I take my refuge:How say ye to my soul,Flee as a bird to your mountain;For, lo, the wicked bend the bow,They make ready their arrow upon the string.That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;If the foundations be destroyed,What can the righteous do?Jehovah is in his holy temple;Jehovah, his throne is in heaven;His eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men.Jehovah trieth the... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 11:1
Psalms 11:0. David encourageth himself in God against his enemies. The providence and justice of God. To the chief musician. A Psalm of David. Title.— לדוד למנצח lamnatseach ledavid. This Psalm was probably composed by David, when his friends advised him to avoid the evil designs of Saul and his other enemies, by sheltering himself in the mountains of Judea. In answer to this advice, contained in the three first verses, he is determined to put his trust in God, whose eyes were open upon what... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 11:3
Psalms 11:3. If the foundations be destroyed, &c.— When the foundations are pulled up, what hath the righteous man to expect? i.e. What is the work or reward of the righteous man? What has he to do or expect, when the very foundations of justice and government are turned upside down? See Psalms 82:5.Isaiah 24:18; Isaiah 24:18. It was on this account, because the foundations were overthrown, and no regard was had to law or right, that David's distrustful friends advised him to flee to the... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 11:4
Psalms 11:4. The Lord is in his holy temple— As much as to say, "Though all human hope and assistance should fail me, yet I have the strongest confidence in the interposition and protection of that Almighty, who, though his throne is heaven, yet beholds and protects with providential care those who trust in him." read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 11:5
Psalms 11:5. The Lord trieth the righteous, &c.— The Lord exploreth the righteous and the wicked; and him that loveth false-dealing his soul hateth. Mudge. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 11:1
1. my soul—me ( :-). Flee—literally, "flee ye"; that is, he and his companion. as a bird to your mountain—having as such no safety but in flight (compare 1 Samuel 26:20; Lamentations 3:52). read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 11:2
2. privily—literally, "in darkness," treacherously. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 11:3
3. Literally, "The foundations (that is, of good order and law) will be destroyed, what has the righteous done (to sustain them)?" All his efforts have failed. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 11:4
eyes . . . eyelids. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia . App-6 . children = sons. men. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 . read more