Psalms 11

David trusts in YHWH as his refuge amid the wicked who seek to destroy the righteous, rejecting advice to flee like a bird to the mountains. He affirms that YHWH tests the righteous and the wicked, and will rain coals, fire, and brimstone upon the unjust while upholding the upright in His countenance.[1][3]

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Interlinear Text

To the choirmaster to the overseeing one of David to David to David in the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh I have taken refuge I sought refuge how How? do you say you say to my soul for my living self Flee Wander to and fro! [you] bird Move to and fro! your mountain your mountain bird chirping bird of

Verse 1 לַ/מְנַצֵּ֗חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha To the choirmaster to the overseeing one HRd/Vprmsa לְ/דָ֫וִ֥ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David to David to David HR/Np בַּֽ/יהוָ֨ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) in the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh HR/Np חָסִ֗יתִי 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤕𐤉 chasiti I have taken refuge I sought refuge HVqp1cs אֵ֭יךְ 𐤀𐤉𐤊 eykhe how How? HTi תֹּאמְר֣וּ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 tomeru do you say you say HVqi2mp לְ/נַפְשִׁ֑/י 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 lenafeshi to my soul for my living self HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs נודו 𐤍𐤅𐤃𐤅 nvdv Flee Wander to and fro! HVqv2mp נ֝֗וּדִי 𐤍𐤅𐤃𐤉 nudi [you] bird Move to and fro! HVqv2fs הַרְ/כֶ֥ם 𐤄𐤓/𐤊𐤌 harekhem your mountain your mountain HNcmsc/Sp2mp צִפּֽוֹר 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓 tsipor bird chirping bird of HNcbsa

For for/because behold Look! the wicked the lawbreaking ones bend they will tread bow bow they make ready they firmly established their arrow their piercing-arrow upon upon the string remainder of to shoot to shoot in by means of darkness deep darkness upright to upright ones of in heart inner core of

Verse 2 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC הִנֵּ֪ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm הָ/רְשָׁעִ֡ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 hareshaim the wicked the lawbreaking ones HTd/Aampa יִדְרְכ֬וּ/ן 𐤉𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤅/𐤍 yiderekhun bend they will tread HVqi3mp/Sn קֶ֗שֶׁת 𐤒𐤔𐤕 qeshet bow bow HNcfsa כּוֹנְנ֣וּ 𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍𐤅 konenu they make ready they firmly established HVop3cp חִצָּ֣/ם 𐤇𐤑/𐤌 chitsam their arrow their piercing-arrow HNcmsc/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR יֶ֑תֶר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yeter the string remainder of HNcmsa לִ/יר֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 lirot to shoot to shoot HR/Vqc בְּמוֹ 𐤁𐤌𐤅 bemo in by means of HR אֹ֝֗פֶל 𐤀𐤐𐤋 ofel darkness deep darkness HNcmsa לְ/יִשְׁרֵי 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉 leyisherey upright to upright ones of HR/Aampc לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev in heart inner core of HNcmsa

for for/because the foundations the foundations are destroyed they will be demolished righteous righteous man what what? can he do he accomplished

Verse 3 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC הַ֭/שָּׁתוֹת 𐤄/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 hashatot the foundations the foundations HTd/Ncmpa יֵֽהָרֵס֑וּ/ן 𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤎𐤅/𐤍 yeharesun are destroyed they will be demolished HVNi3mp/Sn צַ֝דִּ֗יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man HAamsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi פָּעָֽל 𐤐𐤏𐤋 paal can he do he accomplished HVqp3ms

the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in-his-temple in the grand palace of his-holy-(place) his holiness the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in-the-heavens in the lofty-heights his-throne his throne his-eyes his two eyes behold they will behold his-eyelids his fluttering eyelids test they will examine sons-of sons of man human being

Verse 4 יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּֽ/הֵ֘יכַ֤ל 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 beheykhal in-his-temple in the grand palace of HR/Ncmsc קָדְשׁ֗/וֹ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤅 qadesho his-holy-(place) his holiness HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בַּ/שָּׁמַ֪יִם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 bashamayim in-the-heavens in the lofty-heights HRd/Ncmpa כִּ֫סְא֥/וֹ 𐤊𐤎𐤀/𐤅 kiseo his-throne his throne HNcmsc/Sp3ms עֵינָ֥י/ו 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 eynayv his-eyes his two eyes HNcbdc/Sp3ms יֶחֱז֑וּ 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤅 yechezu behold they will behold HVqi3mp עַפְעַפָּ֥י/ו 𐤏𐤐𐤏𐤐𐤉/𐤅 afeapayv his-eyelids his fluttering eyelids HNcmdc/Sp3ms יִ֝בְחֲנ֗וּ 𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤍𐤅 yivechanu test they will examine HVqi3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of HNcmpc אָדָֽם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam man human being HNcmsa

the LORD Yahweh Yahweh righteous righteous man tests he will examine and-the-wicked and wicked man and-loving and one who loves violence violent wrongdoing hates she hated his-soul his living-self

Verse 5 יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צַדִּ֪יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man HAamsa יִ֫בְחָ֥ן 𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤍 yivechan tests he will examine HVqi3ms וְ֭/רָשָׁע 𐤅/𐤓𐤔𐤏 verasha and-the-wicked and wicked man HC/Aamsa וְ/אֹהֵ֣ב 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤁 veohev and-loving and one who loves HC/Vqrmsc חָמָ֑ס 𐤇𐤌𐤎 chamas violence violent wrongdoing HNcmsa שָֽׂנְאָ֥ה 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤄 saneah hates she hated HVqp3fs נַפְשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his-soul his living-self HNcbsc/Sp3ms

He will rain he will send rain upon upon the wicked wicked men snares spread-out traps fire fire and brimstone and sulfur and wind and wind-of burning scorching furies portion assigned portion of of their cup their cup

Verse 6 יַמְטֵ֥ר 𐤉𐤌𐤈𐤓 yameter He will rain he will send rain HVhi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR רְשָׁעִ֗ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim the wicked wicked men HAampa פַּ֫חִ֥ים 𐤐𐤇𐤉𐤌 pachim snares spread-out traps HNcmpa אֵ֣שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire HNcbsa וְ֭/גָפְרִית 𐤅/𐤂𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤕 vegaferit and brimstone and sulfur HC/Ncfsa וְ/ר֥וּחַ 𐤅/𐤓𐤅𐤇 verucha Roho (Swahili) and wind and wind-of HC/Ncbsc זִלְעָפ֗וֹת 𐤆𐤋𐤏𐤐𐤅𐤕 zileafot burning scorching furies HNcfpa מְנָ֣ת 𐤌𐤍𐤕 menat portion assigned portion of HNcfsc כּוֹסָֽ/ם 𐤊𐤅𐤎/𐤌 kosam of their cup their cup HNcfsc/Sp3mp

For for/because righteous righteous man the LORD Yahweh Yahweh righteousnesses righteous acts loves he loved upright upright will behold they will behold his face his face

Verse 7 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC צַדִּ֣יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man HAamsa יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְדָק֣וֹת 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤅𐤕 tsedaqot righteousnesses righteous acts HNcfpa אָהֵ֑ב 𐤀𐤄𐤁 ahev loves he loved HVqp3ms יָ֝שָׁ֗ר 𐤉𐤔𐤓 yashar upright upright HAamsa יֶחֱז֥וּ 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤅 yechezu will behold they will behold HVqi3mp פָנֵֽי/מוֹ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤌𐤅 faneymo his face his face HNcbpc/Sp3ms

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