Psalms 11;1

 Psalms 11:1 says, To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. After the introduction, verse one says, In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?  David said he put his trust in the LORD, and so must we.  David asked why some might tell him to flee to save his soul, or life, when his trust was still in the LORD.  The people of the world today may question why don't flee from the evil of the world, but if our faith is in God, we should never think of running from the forces of evil in the world today.  Verse two adds, 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.  David said that the wicked stood ready to destroy the upright in heart.  The world in which we live today has many, many people who are ready to destroy the upright in heart, or God's righteous people.  This is everyone who has put their faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.  If we have, we have no reason to live in fear.  Verse three states, If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?  David said that the people of the world asked him if the foundations of society were shaken, what could he do.  David's foundation was not in the structures of society, though, but in God.  The world may come apart around us,but along as God is our foundation, we will not be moved.  Verse four declares, The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.  David said that God was still in His holy temple and was looking down at what was going on in the world.  He was then, and He now is and always will be in His holy temple.  Verse five adds, The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.  God may give us opportunities to prove our faith, but He will never tempt us to give in to sin.  God will also judge the wicked, those who refuse to put their faith in Him.  We may think of the wicked as being terrible people, but even good people who refuse to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord are wicked in God's sight.  Verse six continues, Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.  We know that when God's judgment comes that the wicked will be sent away to everlasting punishment in hell, which is full of fire and brimstone.  Those who do not believe in hell and refuse salvation through faith in Christ will one day experience the reality of hell.  Verse seven declares, For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.  Since God is righteous, He expects His people to be righteous also.  The only way to be righteous is through accepting Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and Lord.