Psalms
Psalm 11:1–2
1For the choirmaster. Of David.
In the LORD I take refuge.
How then can you say to me:
“Flee like a bird to your mountain!
2For behold, the wicked bend their bows.
They set their arrow on the string
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 11:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the choirmaster | לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ | lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring |
| Of David | לְדָ֫וִ֥ד | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| In the LORD | בַּֽיהוָ֨ה׀ | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I take refuge | חָסִ֗יתִי | ḥā·sî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2620 seek refuge |
| How then | אֵ֭יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| can you say | תֹּאמְר֣וּ | tō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to me | לְנַפְשִׁ֑י | lə·nap̄·šî | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| Flee | נוּדוּ | nū·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief |
| like a bird | צִפּֽוֹר׃ | ṣip·pō·wr | Noun - common singular | H6833 bird |
| to your mountain | הַרְכֶ֥ם | har·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
Psalm 11:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| behold | הִנֵּ֪ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the wicked | הָרְשָׁעִ֡ים | hā·rə·šā·‘îm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| bend | יִדְרְכ֬וּן | yiḏ·rə·ḵūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H1869 tread, march |
| bows | קֶ֗שֶׁת | qe·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7198 bow |
| They set | כּוֹנְנ֣וּ | kō·wn·nū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H3559 be firm |
| their arrow | חִצָּ֣ם | ḥiṣ·ṣām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2671 arrow |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the string | יֶ֑תֶר | ye·ṯer | Noun - masculine singular | H3499 remainder, excellence, excess |
| to shoot | לִיר֥וֹת | lî·rō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3384 throw, shoot |
| from | בְּמוֹ־ | bə·mōw- | Preposition | H1119 in, with, by |
| the shadows | אֹ֝֗פֶל | ’ō·p̄el | Noun - masculine singular | H652 darkness, gloom |
| at the upright | לְיִשְׁרֵי־ | lə·yiš·rê- | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural construct | H3477 straight, right |
| in heart | לֵֽב׃ | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 11:1 Isaiah 26:3–4 · Psalm 56:11 · 1 Samuel 23:14 · Psalm 25:2 · Luke 13:31 · 2 Chronicles 16:8 · Psalm 16:1 · Proverbs 6:5 · 2 Chronicles 14:11 · Psalm 31:14 · Psalm 9:10 · Psalm 7:1
Psalm 11:2 Psalm 64:3–5 · Jeremiah 9:3 · Psalm 21:12 · Psalm 37:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.