Изъяснение псалма 11-го.

Ps.11:1. To the head of the choir. On eight string. Psalm of David. “In the end, O sar, a psalm to David.” The prophet complains about those who act double-mindedly, who promise friendship, and hand him over to his enemy Saul, inform Saul where he lives. The inscription has the psalm: “Oh, osmosis,” as mentioning the righteous judgment of God, which the righteous Judge will carry out, as we previously said, after a week of times. Therefore, the psalm is also written “to the end,” since the prophecy will be fulfilled at the end of time. Ps.11:2. Save [me], Lord, for the righteous is no more, for there are none faithful among the sons of men. “Save me, Lord, for the venerable one has become poor, for the truth has fallen away from the sons of men.” I beg you to receive salvation from You, Master; because everyone, so to speak, is sick of infidelity to each other, and therefore the truth is in danger of fading away. Then the Prophet depicts more clearly what people dare to do: Ps.11:3. Everyone tells a lie to his neighbor; flattering lips speak from a feigned heart. “The vain verb of each one to his sincere.” They hypocritically show friendship, but do what is typical of enemies. “A flattering mouth is in the heart, and evil words are in the heart.” They talk with each other with cunning, and one, setting his mouth in motion, conveys a lie to his neighbor’s heart, and likewise the other also repays those like him. For this, the Prophet finally threatens them with punishment. Ps.11:4. The Lord will destroy all flattering lips and lofty tongues. “The Lord will consume all flattering lips and lofty tongues.” What kind of grandiosity is this? Ps.11:5. Those who say: “We will prevail with our tongue, our lips are with us; Who is our master? “Rekshiya: Let us magnify our tongue, our lips are ours: who is our Lord?” They do not tolerate, says the Prophet, that words agree with the essence of the matter; they do not want to pay attention to divine laws. But having unbridled lips, they fearlessly say what they want, neglecting God’s long-suffering, and not thinking that they are subject to God’s sovereignty. This was Pharaoh. That is why he said: “We do not know the Lord” (Ex. 5:2). Such was Rapsacus, who dared to say: Let not your God deceive you, in whom you trust, to deliver Jerusalem out of my hand (2 Kings 19:10). This is Nebuchadnezzar, who frightened the courageous young men and said without trembling: “Who is God, whom you will pluck out of my hand” (Dan. 3:15)? And how these suffered punishment for their insolence; so those about whom the prophetic word speaks will suffer punishment worthy of them. And the Prophet, announcing this, added: Ps.11:6. For the sake of the suffering of the poor and the sighing of the poor, now I will rise, says the Lord, I will place in safety the one whom they want to catch. “For the sake of the poor and the sighing of the poor, I will now rise again, says the Lord: I will rely on salvation, I will not complain about it.” I will not leave in negligence those who weep and sigh because of the iniquity that was dared against them; but, like some kind of dream, putting aside long-suffering from Myself, I will bring about their salvation in a visible and brilliant way. For this is how Symmachus translated it: “I will arrange a clear salvation.” And the Prophet, teaching that what was said would actually be fulfilled, added: Ps.11:7. The words of the Lord are pure words, silver purified from the earth in a furnace, refined seven times. “The word of the Lord, the word is pure, silver is kindled, the earth is tempted, purified by the sevenfold.” The Prophet used the word “septenary” instead of “many times.” For this is customary to divine Scripture. Ps.11:8. You, Lord, will preserve them, keep them from this generation forever. “You, Lord, have preserved us and kept us from this generation and forever.” For, guarded by Your grace, we will not only escape the snares of this kind, but we will also be worthy of eternal salvation. Ps.11:9. The wicked walk everywhere, when the lowliest of the sons of men are exalted. “Around wickedness they walk: according to Thy height Thou hast multiplied the sons of men.” Therefore, those who live wickedly, having abandoned the divine path, wander hither and thither, trying to surround, and, as it were, keep under siege, the well-behaved. But You, appearing from the heights of nature, deign Your care to those who are struggling, now encouraging them in their sorrows, and promising to soon grant them perfect salvation. You might be interested in: