Psalms 11:1

"Psalms."

Key Reflection

The phrase "Psalms" at the beginning of Psalm 11:1 serves as a title indicating that this psalm is part of the larger collection of hymns, prayers, and songs known as the Book of Psalms. This opening helps readers categorize and understand the genre and context of the psalm, highlighting its reflective and devotional nature within the broader biblical framework.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

In the Lord put I my trust -This, in general, expresses the state of mind of the author - a state of feeling which runs through the entire psalm. It is designed to be an answer to the counsel which others had been giving him to escape, and it implies that he was determined at that time, and always, to put his trust in God. They advised him to flee. In the existing circumstances he felt that that would have implied a want of confidence in God. He determined, therefore, to maintain his present position, and to rely upon the interposition of God in due time. How say ye to my soul -How say ye to “me” - the soul being put for the person himself.

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