Psalms 11:1

“In the Lord put I my trust, etc.] Not in himself, in his own heart, nor in his own righteousness and strength; nor in men, the greatest of men, the princes of the earth; nor in his armies, or any outward force; but in the Lord, as the God of providence and of grace; and in the Messiah, in his person and righteousness; so the Chaldee paraphrase renders it, “in the Word of the Lord do I hope”: and the phrase denotes a continued exercise of faith in the Lord; that he was always looking to him, staying himself on him, and committing himself and all his concerns to him; for he does not say, I “have”, or I “will”, but I “do”, put my trust in the Lord; at all times, even in the worst of times, and…”

“On title, see Introduction. Alluding to some event in his history, as in Sa1 23:13, the Psalmist avows his confidence in God, when admonished to flee from his raging persecutors, whose destruction of the usual foundations of safety rendered all his efforts useless. The grounds of his confidence are God's supreme dominion, His watchful care of His people, His hatred to the wicked and judgments on them, and His love for righteousness and the righteous. (Psa 11:1-7) my soul--me (Psa 3:2). Flee--literally, "flee ye"; that is, he and his companion. as a bird to your mountain--having as such no safety but in flight (compare Sa1 26:20; Lam 3:52).”

“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. “Why” do you say this to me? how can you give me…”

“Ye - Mine enemies. Psalms 11:2”

“Ps 11 The psalmist affirms his faith in the righteous God. Even though the world appears hopelessly chaotic, both the godly and the wicked can count on God’s justice. The godly can depend on him as a refuge and shelter. 11:1 God provides protection (or refuge; see 5:11; 9:9; 25:20) when the foundations of justice collapse. • The mountains provide another place of refuge (see 121:1).”

“am 2942, bc 1062 In the: Psa 7:1, Psa 9:10, Psa 16:1, Psa 25:2, Psa 31:14, Psa 56:11; Ch2 14:11, Ch2 16:8; Isa 26:3, Isa 26:4 how: Sa1 19:11, Sa1 20:38, Sa1 21:10-12, Sa1 22:3, Sa1 23:14, Sa1 27:1 Flee: Psa 55:6, Psa 55:7; Pro 6:5; Luk 13:31 Psalms 11:2”

“David rejects the advice of his friends to save his life by flight. Hidden in Jahve ( Psa 16:1; Psa 36:8) he needs no other refuge. However well-meant and well-grounded the advice, he considers it too full of fear and is himself too confident in God, to follow it. David also introduces his friends as speaking in other passages in the Psalms belonging to the period of the Absolom persecution, Psa 3:3; Psa 4:7. Their want of courage, which he afterwards had to reprove and endeavour to restore, showed itself even before the storm had burst, as we see here. With the words "how can you say" he rejects their proposal as unreasonable, and turns it as a reproach against them. If the Chethb, נוּדוּ,…”