Psalms 11:1

NETBible

For the music director; by David. In the Lord I have taken shelter. 2  How can you say to me, 3  “Flee to a mountain like a bird! 4 

NIV ©

For the director of music. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: "Flee like a bird to your mountain.

NASB ©

In the LORD I take refuge; How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain;

NLT ©

I trust in the LORD for protection. So why do you say to me, "Fly to the mountains for safety!

MSG ©

I've already run for dear life straight to the arms of GOD. So why would I run away now when you say, "Run to the mountains;

BBE ©

In the Lord put I my faith; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain?

NRSV ©

In the LORD I take refuge; how can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to the mountains;

NKJV ©

In the LORD I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain"?

KJV
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[A Psalm] of David
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In the LORD
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put I my trust
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how say
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ye to my soul
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Flee
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[as] a bird
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to your mountain
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NASB ©
For the choir director.
A Psalm
of David.
In the LORD
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I take
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refuge
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; How
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can you say
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to my soul
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, "Flee
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as
a bird
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to your mountain
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;
LXXM
(10:1) eiv
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PREP
to
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T-ASN
telov
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N-ASN
qalmov
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N-NSM
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T-DSM
dauid {N-PRI} epi
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PREP
tw
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T-DSM
kuriw
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N-DSM
pepoiya
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V-RAI-1S
pav
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A-NSM
ereite {V-FAI-2P} th
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T-DSF
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N-DSF
mou
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P-GS
metanasteuou {V-PMD-2S} epi
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PREP
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T-APN
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CONJ
strouyion
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NET [draft] ITL
For the music director
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; by David
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. In the Lord
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I have taken shelter
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. How
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can you say
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to me
<05315>
, “Flee
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to a mountain
<02022>
like a bird
<06833>
!
HEBREW
rwpu
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Mkrh
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*ydwn {wdwn}
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yspnl
<05315>
wrmat
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Kya
<0349>
ytyox
<02620>
hwhyb
<03068>
dwdl
<01732>
xunml (11:1)
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NETBible

For the music director; by David. In the Lord I have taken shelter. 2  How can you say to me, 3  “Flee to a mountain like a bird! 4 

NET Notes

1 sn Psalm 11. The psalmist rejects the advice to flee from his dangerous enemies. Instead he affirms his confidence in God’s just character and calls down judgment on evildoers.

2 tn The Hebrew perfect verbal form probably refers here to a completed action with continuing results.

3 tn The pronominal suffix attached to נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) is equivalent to a personal pronoun. See Ps 6:3.

4 tc The MT is corrupt here. The Kethib (consonantal text) reads: “flee [masculine plural!] to your [masculine plural!] mountain, bird.” The Qere (marginal reading) has “flee” in a feminine singular form, agreeing grammatically with the addressee, the feminine noun “bird.” Rather than being a second masculine plural pronominal suffix, the ending כֶם- (-khem) attached to “mountain” is better interpreted as a second feminine singular pronominal suffix followed by an enclitic mem (ם). “Bird” may be taken as vocative (“O bird”) or as an adverbial accusative of manner (“like a bird”). Either way, the psalmist’s advisers compare him to a helpless bird whose only option in the face of danger is to fly away to an inaccessible place.