Psalms 11:1

In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	בַּֽיהוָ֨ה ba.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
trust	חָסִ֗יתִי cha.Si.ti	H2620	to flee for protection · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
say	תֹּאמְר֣וּ to.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
soul	לְנַפְשִׁ֑י le.naf.Shi	H5315	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Flee	נ֝֗וּדִי nu.du	H5110	to nod · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
bird	צִפּֽוֹר tzi.Por	H6833	a little bird (as hopping) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
mountain	הַרְכֶ֥ם har.Khem	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Psalms 56:11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
Isaiah 26:3-4 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
1 Samuel 23:14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but…
Psalms 25:2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Luke 13:31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
2 Chronicles 16:8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he deliv…
Psalms 16:1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
Proverbs 6:5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 11:1-3

Here is, I. David's fixed resolution to make God his confidence: In the Lord put I my trust, Psa 11:1. Those that truly fear God and serve him are welcome to put their trust in him, and shall not be made ashamed of their doing so. And it is the character of the saints, who have taken God for their God, that they make him their hope. Even when they have other things to stay themselves upon, yet they do not, they dare not, stay upon them, but on God only. Gold is not their hope, nor are horses and chariots their confidence, but God only; and therefore, when second causes frown, yet their hopes do not fail them, because the first cause is still the same, is ever so. The psalmist, before he give…

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John Gill on Psalms 11:1

In the Lord put I my trust,.... Not in himself, in his own heart, nor in his own righteousness and strength; nor in men, the greatest of men, the princes of the earth; nor in his armies, or any outward force; but in the Lord, as the God of providence and of grace; and in the Messiah, in his person and righteousness; so the Chaldee paraphrase renders it, "in the Word of the Lord do I:hope": and the phrase denotes a continued exercise of faith in the Lord; that he was always looking to him, staying himself on him, and committing himself and all his concerns to him; for he does not say, I "have", or I "will", but I "do", put my trust in the Lord; at all times, even in the worst of times, and in…

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John Calvin on Psalms 11:1-3

Psalm 11:1-3 1. In Jehovah do I put my trust: how then say ye to my soul, Flee ye into your mountain as a bird? 2. Surely, behold! the ungodly shall bend [236] their bow, they have fixed their arrows upon the string, to shoot secretly at the upright in heart. 3. Truly, the foundations are destroyed: what [237] hath the righteous One done? 1. In Jehovah do I put my trust. Almost all interpreters think that this is a complaint which David brings against his countrymen, that while seeking in every quarter for hiding-places, he could find nowhere even common humanity. And it is indeed true, that in the whole course of his wanderings, after betaking himself to flight to escape the cruelty of Sa…

The Church Fathers

Great is the power of hope in the Lord, invincible citadel, unassailable rampart, insuperable reinforcement, tranquil haven, impregnable tower, irresistible weapon, unconquerable power capable of discovering a refuge where none seems possible.
— John Chrysostom, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 11:1

In this passage, the psalmist speaks about those who are drawn off to earth's highest places by the most trivial desire. Those who turn to the most worthless proclamations because of the fickleness of their unsettled mind are rightly considered similar to them.
— Cassiodorus, EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 11:2

Even if movement is necessary, he is saying, nevertheless let it be known that I do not hope to secure safety from those with whom I am constantly in opposition except by hoping in God, who can provide me with safety in every place.
— Diodorus of Tarsus, COMMENTARY ON PSALM 11

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Dictionary and topics

Naioth — Dwellings, the name given to the prophetical college established by Samuel near Ramah. It consisted of a cluster of separate dwellings, and hence its name. David took refuge here when he fled from…

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Psalms 11:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 11:1-3

John Gill on Psalms 11:1

John Calvin on Psalms 11:1-3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 11:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 11:1-3

John Gill on Psalms 11:1

John Calvin on Psalms 11:1-3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 11:1-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 11:1

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 11:1