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Verse Psalms 11:3. _IF THE FOUNDATIONS BE DESTROYED_] If Saul, who is
the vicegerent of God, has cast aside his fear, and now regards
neither truth nor justice, a righteous man has no security for hi...
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IF THE FOUNDATIONS BE DESTROYED - These are still to be regarded as
the words of the psalmist’s advisers; or as an argument why he
should make his escape. The word “foundations,” here, refers to
those...
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Psalms 11
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1. Faith's resources in the day of trouble (Psalms 11:1)
2. The recompense for the righteous and the wicked (Psalms 11:5)
Psal
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XI. YAHWEH THE SURE REFUGE.
Psalms 11:1. The problem stated. The wicked are bold: the righteous
cannot meet their attack. They can but flee like a little bird (the
habitual meaning of the word transla...
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THE FOUNDATIONS: _hashshathoth =_ settled order of truth or
institutions; not the roof or walls.
THE. a.
DO. Not say or think, but lawfully and effectually "do"....
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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,
wh...
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PSALMS 11
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Faith's Brave Answer to the Counsels of Fear.
ANALYSIS
Stanza, Psalms 11:1-3, Counsels of Despair, with an Expression of
Surprise Refused. Antistanza, Psalms 11:4-6,Conf...
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of the Messianic hope in Psalms 2, 20, 28,, 40. The following Pss. are
either quoted from or distinctly referred to in NT.: 2, 4, 5, 8, 10,
14, 16, 18, 22, 24, 32, 34, 40, 41. In several instances the...
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IF THE FOUNDATIONS BE DESTROYED] if those in high places disregard the
first principles of righteousness. This is an argument of unbelief and
cowardice. It is suggested that wickedness may be so succe...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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THE FOUNDATIONS. — By this word must be understood the principles of
morality, which are the foundation of society. Symmachus and Jerome
render “laws.” But the rendering “What could the righteous
do?”...
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כִּ֣י הַ֭ שָּׁתֹות יֵֽהָרֵס֑וּן
צַ֝דִּ֗יק מַה...
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Psalms 11:1
The correctness of the superscription is, in the present case,
defended by Ewald and Hitzig. Delitzsch refers the psalm to the eve of
Absalom's conspiracy, while other supporters of the Da...
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GOD OUR REFUGE AND DEFENSE
Psalms 11:1; Psalms 12:1
The first of these is a debate between fear and faith, and dates from
Saul's persecutions. Timid friends, anxious for David's safety, urged
him to...
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This psalm is the answer of faith to the advice of fear. Both are
alike conscious of immediate peril. Fear sees only the things that are
near. Faith takes in the larger distances. If the things fear s...
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If the (b) foundations be destroyed, what can the (c) righteous do?
(b) All hope of help is taken away.
(c) Yet am I innocent and my cause good....
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_Deceitful. Hebrew, "flattering;" and of course not fee from deceit.
(Berthier) --- "That man I hate, e'en as the gates of hell,_
Who thinks _one thing, and will another tell." (Homer, Iliad I.)_
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There will be, there must be, persecutions. But Jesus is the
foundation of his Church, and that standeth sure....
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_FOUNDATIONS_
‘If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?’
Psalms 11:3
I. LOOK AT TRUE FOUNDATIONS.—(1) God is God, before all things
pre-ordaining, revolving within Himself and al...
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3._Truly, the foundations are destroyed. _Some translate the word
השתות, _hashathoth, _by _nets, _a sense in which the Scripture in
other places often uses this word; and their explanation of the word...
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What the righteous remnant are to do when the power of evil is thus
dominant in Emmanuel's land, Psalms 11 treats of. Psalms 11-15, as I
have already remarked, give the thoughts and feelings of the re...
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IF THE FOUNDATIONS BE DESTROYED,.... Or, "for the foundations are
destroyed" s; all things are out of order and course both in church
and state; the laws, which are the foundations of government, are...
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If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
Ver. 3. _If the foundations be destroyed_] If all things be turned
"topsy turvy" in the state, and no regard had to right or wrong, _Sed
vi...
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_If the foundations be destroyed_, &c. This also is thought to be
spoken by the same persons, discouraging David from making any further
resistance, by the consideration that the foundations of religi...
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If the foundations be destroyed, the laws and ordinances of public
justice were rudely overthrown, WHAT CAN THE RIGHTEOUS DO? In such an
event the outlook evidently is hopeless for those who loved law...
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DAVID'S REFUSAL TO FLEE WHEN IN DANGER OF LIFE.
There was a time when David's throne was in danger, when Absalom was
scheming to usurp the royal power in Israel, when David's very life
was no longer s...
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IF; or, _for_; or, when. THE FOUNDATIONS, i.e. piety, and justice, and
fidelity, and mercy, which are the _pillars_ or _foundations_ of a
state or kingdom, as they are called, PSALMS 75:2,3 PSALMS 82:...
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Psalms 11:3 foundations H8356 destroyed H2040 (H8735) righteous H6662
do H6466 (H8804)
If the - P
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‘For the Chief Musician. Of David.'
The psalm is dedicated to the Choirmaster and is of the Davidic
collection, of which a large part, if not all, were written by David
himself. For his reputation as...
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Psalms 11:3
In the eleventh Psalm we have a description of a faithful heart in
time of trial declaring itself resolved to trust on God alone, when
some would advise it to fly or to draw back.
I. If o...
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Psalms 11:3
I. Look at true foundations. (1) God is God, before all things
pre-ordaining, revolving within Himself and all things else, as He
pleases, the great foundation given to Moses in the bush ...
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CONTENTS: The doom of the wicked.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: If we get the vision of God on His throne, governing all
creatures, rendering to all according to their works, we shall then
see...
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Psalms 11:1. _Flee as a bird to your mountain,_ the hill country of
Judea. When hiding from Saul, and when the wicked bent their bow
against him, it was prudent to shun the snares.
Psalms 11:3. _If th...
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_If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?_
CHRISTIAN FIRMNESS IN EVIL TIMES
We have here a description of a faithful heart in time of trial
declaring itself resolved to trust on Go...
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_In the Lord put I my trust._
JEHOVAH THE PROTECTOR AND AVENGER OF THE PERSECUTED SAINT
The Psalmist, beset by malicious foes, is warned by some of his
adherents to seek refuge in flight. The Psalm i...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 11:1. This psalm describes the confidence
that the faithful may have, even in times of severe crisis.
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 11:3 The FOUNDATIONS would be either the
_people_ who lead Israel (compare the “pillars” of Isaiah 19:10)
or the _principles_ of justice upon wh
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INTRODUCTION
“The friends of David advise him in this psalm to flee unto the
mountainous parts of the land of Judah, in order to avoid the danger
which was threatening him, should he remain in the pla...
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EXPOSITION
ASCRIBED to David in the "title," this psalm is almost universally
allowed to be his. It "has all the characteristics of the earlier
Davidic psalms." No allusion enables us to assign it to...
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Psa 11:1-7 is to the chief musician. It is a psalm of David.
In the LORD put I my trust: how do you say to my soul, Flee as a bird
to your mountain? (Psalms 11:1)
My trust is in the Lord. Why should...
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2 Chronicles 32:13; 2 Kings 19:13; 2 Kings 22:12; 2 Timothy 2:19;...
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Foundations — Piety, justice, fidelity, and mercy, which are the
pillars or foundations of a state or kingdom. What — The condition
of all righteous men will be desperate....