English / ERV
Psalms 11
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1I trust in the LORD, so why did you tell me to run and hide? Why did you say, “Fly like a bird to your mountain?”
- 2Like hunters, the wicked hide in the dark. They get their bows ready and aim their arrows. They shoot at good, honest people.
- 3What would good people do if the wicked destroyed all that is good?[1]
- 4The LORD is in his holy temple. The LORD sits on his throne in heaven. He sees everything that happens. He watches people closely.
- 5The LORD examines those who are good and those who are wicked; he hates those who enjoy hurting others.
- 6He will make hot coals and burning sulfur fall like rain on the wicked. They will get nothing but a hot, burning wind.
- 7The LORD always does what is right, and he loves seeing people do right. Those who live good lives will be with him.[2]