Psalms 11
The AIT Bible
Yahweh Is in His Holy Temple
1For the director. Of David. In Yahweh I have taken refuge. How can you say to my life, “Flee to your mountain, bird”?
2For behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot from the darkness at the upright of heart.
3When the foundations are torn down, what can the righteous do?
4Yahweh is in his holy temple; Yahweh—his throne is in the heavens. His eyes behold, his eyelids test the sons of man.
5Yahweh tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence—his soul hates.
6He rains down upon the wicked snares—fire and sulfur and a scorching wind—the portion of their cup.
7For Yahweh is righteous; he loves righteous deeds. The upright will behold his face.
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Cross-references in this chapter
Where this passage connects across Scripture — each link typed and reasoned, part of the AIT Bible Nexus Chart.
Yahweh Is in His Holy Temple
- allusion Genesis 19:24 — The raining of fire and sulfur on the wicked echoes the destruction of Sodom.
- allusion Habakkuk 2:20 — Shared declaration that Yahweh is in his holy temple.
- allusion Psalms 16:5 — Shared imagery of the 'portion of the cup' as one's allotted lot, here for the wicked.
- echoed in Psalms 64:1 — Shared image of the wicked shooting arrows from hidden places at the upright/blameless.
- thematic Matthew 5:8 — Both promise that the pure/upright in heart will see God's face.
- thematic Psalms 7:1 — Both open with David declaring he has taken refuge in Yahweh amid enemies.
- thematic Psalms 64:3 — Both depict the wicked shooting arrows in secret at the upright/blameless.
- thematic Psalms 33:13 — Both portray Yahweh enthroned above, whose eyes observe and examine humankind.
- thematic Psalms 17:15 — Both close with the righteous beholding God's face as their vindication.
- thematic Psalms 103:1 — Both affirm Yahweh's throne established in the heavens with universal rule.
- thematic Psalms 123:1 — Both affirm God enthroned in heaven watching over humanity.
- thematic Psalms 140:1 — Both invoke burning coals and fire raining down as divine judgment on the wicked.