1 I trust in the lord for protection.So why do you say to me,“Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!
2 The wicked are stringing their bowsand fitting their arrows on the bowstrings.They shoot from the shadowsat those whose hearts are right.
3 The foundations of law and order have collapsed.What can the righteous do?”
4 But the lord is in his holy Temple;the lord still rules from heaven.He watches everyone closely,examining every person on earth.
5 The lord examines both the righteous and the wicked.He hates those who love violence.
6 He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked,punishing them with scorching winds.
7 For the righteous lord loves justice.The virtuous will see his face.