Psalms 11:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

Psalms 11:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 11:3 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 11:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 11:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

Psalms 11:3 — World English Bible

Psalms 11:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If the foundations be destroyed, What can the righteous do? ”

Psalms 11:3 — American Standard Version

Psalms 11:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“When the foundations are destroyed, The righteous--what hath he done?”

Psalms 11:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 11:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ If the foundations be destroyed, what shall the righteous do? ”

Psalms 11:3 — Darby Translation

Psalms 11:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the foundations are cast downe: what hath the righteous done?”

Psalms 11:3 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 11:3 in Context — Psalms 11

1 In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

5 The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

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What Does Psalms 11:3 Mean?

Psalms 11:3 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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