Psalm 11:7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.

“God Is Righteous.” All that God is and all that He does are consistent with the purity of His divine nature. He is infinite in moral perfection, never doing wrong or evil. Nothing He does is outside His goodness and justice.

In Psalm 11, we find a nation in turmoil. David had been anointed as the next king, but Saul, the current king of Israel, was trying desperately to kill him. All of his friends said, “David, get out of there. Run for your life. It’s the only hope you have.”

In that setting, God was teaching David to wait on the Lord and to live by faith. That is the context of one of the greatest psalms in all of Scripture. It is the psalm of both a nation and a man in turmoil, wondering what can be done.

Listen to the Holy Spirit-inspired words, beginning with the first three verses:“In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 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. If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

This question leads us back to the God of all answers. Immediately after the question posed in verse 3, we read these words in verse 4:“The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.”

Instead of looking down in frustration and discouragement, we are told to look up in faith. Instead of concentrating on what we think is going on, we are instructed to look at the spiritual reality:“The Lord is in his holy temple.”

I want to remind you that God is seated on the throne of the universe, and that the foundations in Heaven are not shaking at all.

The Bible says in 2 Timothy 2:19,“Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.” There may be a great deal that we do not know about the future, but God knows those who belong to Him. He rules in Heaven and holds His children on earth in the palm of His hand (John 10:28-29).

The answer to the question asked in Psalm 11, verse 3 is actually this: the foundation is not being destroyed. The real question is, “If our foundation is in God, why are we trembling?” If you ever begin to wonder, as a child of God, what to do in the midst of unrighteousness, this psalm gives you direction.

“Hope has two beautiful daughters: anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” – St. Augustine