Psalms 11:3
ContextNETBible | When the foundations 1 are destroyed, what can the godly 2 accomplish?” 3 |
XREF | 2Ki 19:13-18; 2Ki 22:12-14; 2Ch 32:13-15; Ne 6:10-12; Ps 75:3; Ps 82:5; Isa 58:12; Jer 26:11-15; Da 3:15-18; Da 6:10-28; Joh 11:8-10; Ac 4:5-12,24-33; 2Ti 2:19 |
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. |