" if the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”

"The LORD is in his holy temple;
the LORD's throne is in heaven …"

Psalm 11:3-4 (ESV)

I have heard the first part of this often quoted, but it is not an open ended question.

In fact, the question is answered in the next sentence.

It is a hypothetical question with a built-in answer such as, "If it were not for gravity, where would we be?"

"If math did not exist would anyone really count?

"Would we have any order without the laws of nature?"

There are words for such a literary device.

The fact is, the real foundations are not and never have been destroyed.

The foundations do not consist of our laws, constitution, corporate morality, cultural norms, or anything else over which we have power and authority.

The real foundations are eternal and defined by God's presence in His holy temple, on His throne in Heaven.

With that in mind, keep in mind that there will always be something that the righteous can and must do. We are never abandoned and, thus, we are never off the hook.