God’s Word Translation
Psalms 58:11
11Then people will say, “Righteous people certainly have a reward. There is a God who judges on earth.”
Psalms 58:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)Then people will say, “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Mankind will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth."
- New King James Version (NKJV)So that men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely He is God who judges in the earth.”
Context of Psalms 58:11
9Let ⌞God⌟ sweep them away faster than a cooking pot is heated by burning twigs. 10Righteous people will rejoice when they see ⌞God⌟ take revenge. They will wash their feet in the blood of wicked people. Then people will say, “Righteous people certainly have a reward. There is a God who judges on earth.”
Read all of Psalms 58Psalms 58:11 word by word
וְיֹאמַ֣ר אָ֭דָם אַךְ־פְּרִ֣י לַצַּדִּ֑יק אַ֥ךְ יֵשׁ־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים שֹׁפְטִ֥ים בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- So that a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- a rewardפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
- for the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
- verily he isיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
- a Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- that judgethשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Psalms 58:11
- Psalms 73:13I’ve received no reward for keeping my life pure and washing my hands of any blame.
- Psalms 92:15They make it known that the Lord is decent. He is my rock. He is never unfair.
- Malachi 3:14“You have said, ‘It’s pointless to serve God. What do we gain if we meet his standards or if we walk around feeling sorry for what we’ve done?
- Romans 2:5Since you are stubborn and don’t want to change the way you think and act, you are adding to the anger that God will have against you on that day when God vents his anger. At that time God will reveal that his decisions are fair.
- Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous that blessings will come to them. They will taste the fruit of their labor.
- Romans 6:21What did you gain by doing those things? You’re ashamed of what you used to do because it ended in death.
- Psalms 9:16The Lord is known by the judgment he has carried out. The wicked person is trapped by the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
- Psalms 64:9Everyone will be afraid and conclude, “This is an act of God!” They will learn from what he has done.
- Psalms 67:4Let the nations be glad and sing joyfully because you judge everyone with justice and guide the nations on the earth. Selah
- Psalms 33:18The Lord’s eyes are on those who fear him, on those who wait with hope for his mercy
- Psalms 96:13in the Lord’s presence because he is coming. He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and its people with his truth.
- Psalms 98:9in the Lord’s presence because he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice and its people with fairness.
- Malachi 2:17You have tried the patience of the Lord with your words. But you ask, “How have we tried his patience?” When you say, “Everyone who does evil is considered good by the Lord. He is pleased with them,” or “Where is the God of justice?”
- 2 Peter 3:4by saying, “What’s happened to his promise to return? Ever since our ancestors died, everything continues as it did from the beginning of the world.”
Commentaries on Psalms 58:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11So that a man shall say - That is, people, seeing these just judgments of God, shall say, There is a reward (פרי peri, fruit) to the righteous man. He has not sown his seed in vain; he has not planted and watered in vain: he has the fruit of his labors, he eats the fruit of his doings. But wo to the wicked, it is ill with him; for the reward of his hands has been given him. He is a God that judgeth in the earth - There is a God who does not entirely defer…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11So that a man shall say - That is, every man shall say, or people everywhere shall see this. This expresses the result of a close observation of the divine dealings among people. The conclusion from those dealings is, (a) that there is, on the whole, a reward for the righteous on earth, or that righteousness tends to secure the favor of God and to promote human happiness; and (b) that there is a God - a just Being presiding over human affairs. A reward…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 David prayed that the enemies of God's church and people might be disabled to do further mischief. We may, in faith, pray against the designs of the enemies of the church. He foretells their ruin. And who knows the power of God's anger? The victories of the Just One, in his own person and that of his servants, over the enemies of man's salvation, produce a joy which springs not from revenge, but from a view of the Divine mercy, justice, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Being shown to be right is the reward for those who live for God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. wash ... wicked--denoting great slaughter. The joy of triumph over the destruction of the wicked is because they are God's enemies, and their overthrow shows that He reigneth (compare Psa 52:5-7; 54:7). In this assurance let heaven and earth rejoice (Psa 96:10; 97:1, &c.).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 58
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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