Psalms 11:3 
Context| NETBible | When the foundations 1 are destroyed, what can the godly 2 accomplish?” 3 |
| NIV © biblegateway Psa 11:3 |
When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?" |
| NASB © biblegateway Psa 11:3 |
If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?" |
| NLT © biblegateway Psa 11:3 |
The foundations of law and order have collapsed. What can the righteous do?" |
| MSG © biblegateway Psa 11:3 |
The bottom's dropped out of the country; good people don't have a chance"? |
| BBE © SABDAweb Psa 11:3 |
If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do? |
| NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 11:3 |
If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?" |
| NKJV © biblegateway Psa 11:3 |
If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do? |
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| NETBible | When the foundations 1 are destroyed, what can the godly 2 accomplish?” 3 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn The precise meaning of this rare word is uncertain. An Ugaritic cognate is used of the “bottom” or “base” of a cliff or mountain (see G. R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 47, 159). The noun appears in postbiblical Hebrew with the meaning “foundation” (see Jastrow 1636 s.v. שָׁת). 2 tn The singular form is used here in a collective or representative sense. Note the plural form “pure [of heart]” in the previous verse. 3 sn The quotation of the advisers’ words (which begins in 11:1c) ends at this point. They advise the psalmist to flee because the enemy is poised to launch a deadly attack. In such a lawless and chaotic situation godly people like the psalmist can accomplish nothing, so they might as well retreat to a safe place. |
