God’s Word Translation
Psalms 140:13
13Indeed, righteous people will give thanks to your name. Decent people will live in your presence.
Psalms 140:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
- New International Version (NIV)Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; The upright shall dwell in Your presence.
Context of Psalms 140:13
11Do not let slanderers prosper on earth. Let evil hunt down violent people with one blow after another. 12I know that the Lord will defend the rights of those who are oppressed and the cause of those who are needy. Indeed, righteous people will give thanks to your name. Decent people will live in your presence.
Read all of Psalms 140Psalms 140:13 word by word
אַ֣ךְ צַ֭דִּיקִים יוֹד֣וּ לִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ יֵשְׁב֥וּ יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים אֶת־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 140:13
- Psalms 32:11Be glad and find joy in the Lord, you righteous people. Sing with joy, all whose motives are decent.
- Psalms 33:1Joyfully sing to the Lord, you righteous people. Praising ⌞the Lord⌟ is proper for decent people.
- Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous that blessings will come to them. They will taste the fruit of their labor.
- Psalms 16:11You make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in your presence. Pleasures are by your side forever.
- Psalms 23:6Certainly, goodness and mercy will stay close to me all the days of my life, and I will remain in the Lord’s house for days without end.
- Psalms 73:24With your advice you guide me, and in the end you will take me to glory.
- John 14:3If I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again. Then I will bring you into my presence so that you will be where I am.
- John 17:24“Father, I want those you have given to me to be with me, to be where I am. I want them to see my glory, which you gave me because you loved me before the world was made.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17Then, together with them, we who are still alive will be taken in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. In this way we will always be with the Lord.
- Revelation 7:14I answered him, “Sir, you know.” Then he told me, “These are the people who are coming out of the terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb.
- Revelation 21:24The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.
Commentaries on Psalms 140:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name - Unto thee. (1) they will have occasion to do it; (2) they will be disposed to do it. They will not be unmindful of the favors conferred upon them; it will be a characteristic of them that they “will” be thankful. The upright shall dwell in thy presence - They shall be under thy protection; they shall be admitted to thy favor; they shall dwell in thy dwelling-place. (1) On earth they shall enjoy his…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Believers may pray that God would not grant the desires of the wicked, nor further their evil devices. False accusers will bring mischief upon themselves, even the burning coals of Divine vengeance. And surely the righteous shall dwell in God's presence, and give him thanks for evermore. This is true thanksgiving, even thanks-living: this use we should make of all our deliverances, we should serve God the more closely and cheerfully. Those…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13In this personal lament, the psalmist describes God's enemies and their evil plans. He prays for the Lord's protection and rescue, trusting in God's strength and justice. He predicts that fire will judge the evil (Psalm 140:9–11) and that he will be proven right and live in the Lord's presence (140:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. After all changes, the righteous shall have cause for praise. Such shall dwell--shall sit securely, under God's protection (Psa 21:6; 41:12).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 13I know that ultimately the Lord will perform the judgment of a poor man, and He will avenge the vengeance of His servants.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 140
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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