--- title: "Psalms 11 - Study King James Bible with pooles english annotations on the holy bible" description: "Read Psalms 11 with pooles english annotations on the holy bible commentary. 1 In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow up" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/pooles-english-annotations-on-the-holy-bible/psalms/11" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/11)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/11)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/11) Audio 1 In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee *as* a bird to your mountain? 2 For, lo, the wicked bend *their* bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.* 3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? 4 The LORD *is* in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne *is* in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: *this shall be* the portion of their cup.* 7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. [Psalms 10](/study/psalms/10) [Psalms 12](/study/psalms/12) ## Commentary To verse 1 **In the Lord,**i.e. in his faithfulness, who hath promised, and will, I doubt not, give me the kingdom. **How say ye?** either, 1. Ye my friends; who through diffidence and despondency advised him to this course. Or, 2. Ye my enemies; who said it scoffingly and insultingly. *How say ye*? With what face or reason can you say thus to him, who hath the Lord God Almighty for his refuge? **To my soul,**i.e. to me, as [Psalms 6:4](/kjv/psalms/6/4); [Psalms 7:2](/kjv/psalms/7/2). **Flee as a bird,**suddenly and swiftly, and to some remote place, where thou mayst be out of Saul’s reach. Feed not thyself with vain hopes of the kingdom, but consult for thy own safety, which thou canst not do without taking *the wings of a dove*, or some other bird, that thou mayst *flee away* out of the land, and *be at rest*, as thou sayest, [Psalms 55:6](/kjv/psalms/55/6). Or, *Flee away, O thou bird*, thou little silly bird, lest the royal eagle seize upon thee. **To your mountain,**i.e. to some of your mountains in Judah, and there hide thyself. But this was David’s common practice; and therefore there was no need that any should advise him to it, or that he should reprove them for that advice. Or, from (which prefix is oft wanting, and to be understood, as [Joshua 10:13](/kjv/joshua/10/13); [2 Samuel 23:24](/kjv/2-samuel/23/24)) **your mountain** i.e. from *the mountain or mountainous country of Judah*, as it is called, [Joshua 20:7](/kjv/joshua/20/7); the mountain being frequently put for a mountainous country, as [Numbers 13:29](/kjv/numbers/13/29); [Numbers 23:7](/kjv/numbers/23/7); [Joshua 9:1](/kjv/joshua/9/1); [Joshua 10:6](/kjv/joshua/10/6),[Joshua 10:40](/kjv/joshua/10/40), and oft elsewhere. Or, *from your mountains*, in which thou and thy companions use to hide yourselves. Flee into some foreign land, where you may be safe. 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