Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
In Yahweh I have taken refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee to your mountain [like] a bird"?
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
In the Lord I
How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your
King James Version
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
Holman Bible
For the choir director. Davidic.
How can you say to me,
“Escape to the mountain like a bird!
International Standard Version
I take refuge in the LORD. So how can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to the mountains."?
A Conservative Version
In LORD I take refuge. How will ye say to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain.
American Standard Version
In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain;
Amplified
How can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to your mountain;
Bible in Basic English
In the Lord put I my faith; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain?
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} In Jehovah have I put my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
Julia Smith Translation
To the overseer; of David. In Jehovah I put my trust: how will ye say to my soul, Wander ye to your mountain, little bird?
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] In the LORD put I my trust: how say you to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I put my trust in Jehovah; how can you say to me, Flee like a bird to the mountains;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye then to my soul, that she should flee as a bird unto the hill?
NET Bible
For the music director; by David. In the Lord I have taken shelter. How can you say to me, "Flee to a mountain like a bird!
New Heart English Bible
In the LORD, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain."
The Emphasized Bible
In Yahweh, have I sought refuge. How can ye say to my soul, Flee to a mountain like a little bird;
Webster
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD I put my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
World English Bible
In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain!"
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, 'They moved to Thy mountain for the bird?
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 11:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Celebration Of God's Justice
1 In Yahweh I have taken refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee to your mountain [like] a bird"? 2 For look: The wicked {string the bow}. They have fitted their arrow to [the] string, to shoot from [the] darkness at the upright of heart.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:14
David remained in the wilderness, in the strongholds, and in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him {continually}, but God did not give him into his hand
Psalm 56:11
God I trust; I do not fear. What can [mere] humankind do to me?
1 Samuel 19:11
Then Saul sent messengers to David's house to guard him and to kill him in the morning, but Michal his wife told David, saying, "If {you do not save your life} tonight, [then] tomorrow you [will be] killed!"
1 Samuel 20:38
Then Jonathan called out after the boy, "Quick, hurry, do not linger!" And Jonathan's servant collected the arrows and came to his master.
1 Samuel 21:10-12
So David got up and fled on that day from the presence of Saul, and he came to Achish the king of Gath.
1 Samuel 22:3
And David went up from there to Mizpah of Moab. He said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother {stay} with you until I know what God will do for me."
1 Samuel 27:1
Then David {thought to himself}, "Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me but [that] I must certainly escape to the land of [the] Philistines. Then Saul will desist from searching for me further in all of the territories of Israel, and so I will escape from his hand."
2 Chronicles 14:11
Then Asa cried out to Yahweh his God. And he said, "O Yahweh, there is none with you to help between the great and the powerless. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for we rely upon you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Yahweh, you [are] our God! Let no man prevail against you!"
2 Chronicles 16:8
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a mighty army with very abundant chariots and horsemen? And because of your reliance on Yahweh he gave them into your hand.
Psalm 7:1
O Yahweh, my God, in you I have taken refuge. Save me from all [who] pursue me, and deliver me.
Psalm 9:10
And those who know your name will trust in you, for you do not forsake those [who] seek you, O Yahweh.
Psalm 16:1
Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you.
Psalm 25:2
O my God, I trust you; let me not be put to shame. Do not let my enemies exult over me.
Psalm 31:14
But as for me, I trust you, O Yahweh. I say, "You [are] my God."
Psalm 55:6-7
So I say, "{Oh, that} I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and be at rest.
Proverbs 6:5
Save yourself like a gazelle from a hand, or like a bird from the hand of a fowler.
Isaiah 26:3-4
You will protect a firm inclination [in] peace, [in] peace because he trusts in you.
Luke 13:31
At [that] same hour some Pharisees came up [and] said to him, "Go out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill you!"