1In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 1
In that day thou shalt come, O Lord; and I will put my trust in thee. Thou shalt say unto thy people, For mine ear hath heard thy voice. Thou shalt say unto every soul, Flee unto my mountain. And the righteous shall flee like a bird that is let go from the snare of the fowler.
2For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 2
For the wicked bend their bow; lo, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart, to destroy their foundation.
3If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 3
But the foundations of the wicked shall be destroyed. And what can they do?
4The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 4
For the Lord, when he shall come into his holy temple, sitting upon God's throne in heaven, his eyes shall pierce the wicked.
5The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 5
Behold, his eyelids shall try the children of men, and he shall redeem the righteous; and they shall be tried. The Lord loveth the righteous; but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire, and brimstone, and a horrible tempest—the portion of their cup.
7For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.