Psalm 11
In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
2 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.
3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
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.
5 The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

I. A Resistance to Man's Proneness to Spiritual Retreat (Psalm 11:1-3)
1. The Priority of Personal Deliverance (Psalm 11:2)
2. The Futility of Spiritual Resistance (Psalm 11:3; Romans 8:31, 37; James 4:7)

II. A Reliance on God's Program for Spiritual Advance (Psalm 11:4-7)
1. Knowing the Presence of God (Psalm 11:4; Exodus 33:15; Joshua 1:9; Matthew 28:20; II Timothy 4:17)
2. Proving the Power of God (Psalm 11:4; Hebrews 4:13)
3. Doing the Pleasure of God (Psalm 11:7; Matthew 5:8; Matthew 3:17)