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Crumbling Foundations
Commentators unanimously interpret "the foundations" as a metaphor for the fundamental principles of justice, law, and truth that support a stable society. The verse describes a state of social and moral collapse where the very structures the righteous depend on have been dismantled, leading to the desperate question that follows.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 11:3
18th Century
Theologian
If the foundations be destroyed—These are still to be regarded as the words of the psalmist’s advisers, or as an argument why…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 11:3
19th Century
Bishop
The foundations. This word refers to the principles of morality, which are the foundation of society. Symmachus and Jerome transla…
John Calvin
On Psalms 11:3
16th Century
Theologian
Truly, the foundations are destroyed. Some translate the word השתות, hashathoth, as nets, a meaning in which Scripture o…
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John Gill
On Psalms 11:3
17th Century
Pastor
If the foundations be destroyed
Or, "for the foundations are destroyed" F19; all things are out of order …
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 11:1–7
17th Century
Minister
Those who truly fear God and serve him are welcome to put their trust in him. The psalmist, before he gives an account of his temptation to distrus…