The Lord: Psalms 9:11, Psalms 18:6; Exodus 40:34-35; 1 Chronicles 17:5; Habakkuk 2:20; Zechariah 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:4
the Lord's: Psalms 2:4, Psalms 103:19; Isaiah 66:1; Matthew 5:34, Matthew 23:21; Acts 7:49; Revelation 4:2
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Psalms 11:4
Psalms 11:4
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ASCRIBED to David in the "title," this psalm is almost universally allowed to be his. It "has all the characteristics of the earlier Davidic psalms." No allusion enables us to assign it to any particular…Psalms 11:1-7Psalms 11:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe victory of faith; or, rest amid storm.
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Faith and fear are in conflict. Plausible reasons are suggested why the fight should be given up, but nobler thoughts prevail.
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