Psalms 11:6

Psalms 11:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
• New International Version (NIV)On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds.

Context of Psalms 11:6

4The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man. 5The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence. Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. 7For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.

Psalms 11:6 word by word

יַמְטֵ֥ר עַל־רְשָׁעִ֗ים פַּ֫חִ֥ים אֵ֣שׁ וְ֭גָפְרִית וְר֥וּחַ זִלְעָפ֗וֹת מְנָ֣ת כּוֹסָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Upon the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• he shall rainמָטַרmâţar · to rainH4305
• snaresפַּחpach · snareH6341
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and brimstoneגׇּפְרִיתgophrîyth · brimstoneH1614
• and an horribleזַלְעָפָהzal‛âphâh zil‛âphâh · scorchingH2152
• tempestרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• the portionמְנָתmenâth · portionH4521
• of their cupכּוֹסkôs · cupH3563

Cross-references for Psalms 11:6

• Psalms 105:32He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land.
• Genesis 19:24Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven.
• Exodus 9:23Then Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth. And the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
• Job 18:15In his tent dwells that which is none of his; sulfur is scattered over his habitation.
• Job 20:23To fill his belly to the full, God will send his burning anger against him and rain it upon him into his body.
• Isaiah 24:17Terror and the pit and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth!
• Ezekiel 13:13Therefore thus says the Lord God: I will make a stormy wind break out in my wrath, and there shall be a deluge of rain in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to make a full end.
• Ezekiel 38:22With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him, and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples who are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur.
• Luke 17:29but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all—
• Psalms 16:5The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
• Genesis 43:34Portions were taken to them from Joseph's table, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.
• 1 Samuel 1:4On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.
• 1 Samuel 9:23And Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, 'Put it aside.'"
• Job 27:13"This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty:
• Psalms 75:8For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.
• Isaiah 51:17Wake yourself, wake yourself, stand up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, who have drunk to the dregs the bowl, the cup of staggering.

Commentaries on Psalms 11:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Upon the wicked he shall rain - This is a manifest allusion to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Snares - Judgments shall fall upon them suddenly and unawares. Fire - Such as shall come immediately from God, and be inextinguishable. Brimstone - Melted by the fire, for their drink! This shall be the portion of their cup. A horrible tempest - זלעפות רוח roach zilaphoth, "the spirit of terrors." Suffering much, and being threatened with more, they shall…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Upon the wicked - Upon all the wicked. He shall rain - He shall pour down as in a furious tempest. Snares - It seems rather incongruous to speak of raining down “snares, “ - understanding by the word snares, as it is used with us, that which entangles, as the snares by which we catch a bird, or by which a wild animal is taken. Compare the notes at Job 18:8-10. The word used here, however, seems to refer to anything by which one is taken in his career or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6God sent fiery coals and burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) as symbols of judgment (Psalms 18:8; 120:4; 140:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Their punishment is described by vivid figures denoting abundant, sudden, furious, and utter destruction (compare Ge 19:24; Job 18:15; Psa 7:15; 9:15). cup--is a frequent figure for God's favor or wrath (Psa 16:5; 23:5; Mt 20:22, 23).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 11:6

• Brimstone
• Cup
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Psalms 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings