New English Translation
Psalms 140:13
13Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright 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
11A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down. 12I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor. Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright 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 32:11Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!
- Psalms 33:1You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.
- Isaiah 3:10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.
- Psalms 16:11You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
- Psalms 23:6Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the Lord’s house for the rest of my life.
- Psalms 73:24You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.
- John 14:3And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.
- John 17:24“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17Then we who are alive, who are left, will be suddenly caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
- Revelation 7:14So I said to him, “My lord, you know the answer.” Then he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!
- Revelation 21:24The nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur 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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