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Psalms 7:11
11God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.
Psalms 7:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation every day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day.
- New Living Translation (NLT)God is an honest judge. He is angry with the wicked every day.
Context of Psalms 7:11
9Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts. 10My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart. God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day. 12If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow. 13He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows.
Read all of Psalms 7Psalms 7:11 word by word
אֱ֭לֹהִים שׁוֹפֵ֣ט צַדִּ֑יק וְ֝אֵ֗ל זֹעֵ֥ם בְּכָל־יֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 7:11
- Psalms 7:8Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
- Psalms 94:15Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
Commentaries on Psalms 7:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11God is angry with the wicked every day - The Hebrew for this sentence is the following: יום בכל זעם ועל veel zoem becol yom ; which, according to the points, is, And God is angry every day. Our translation seems to have been borrowed from the Chaldee, where the whole verse is as follows: יומא כל רשיעי אל רגיז ובתקוף זכאה דינא אלהא elaha daiyana zaccaah ubithkoph rageiz al reshiey col yoma : "God is a righteous Judge; and in strength he is angry against…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11God judgeth the righteous - That is, he pronounces a just judgment on their behalf; he vindicates their character. It is true, in a general sense, that God judges all according to their character; but the particular idea here is, that God will do justice to the righteous; he will interpose to vindicate them, and he will treat them as they ought to be treated when assailed by their enemies, and when reproached and calumniated. The original phrase here is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 David is confident that he shall find God his powerful Saviour. The destruction of sinners may be prevented by their conversion; for it is threatened, If he turn not from his evil way, let him expect it will be his ruin. But amidst the threatenings of wrath, we have a gracious offer of mercy. God gives sinners warning of their danger, and space to repent, and prevent it. He is slow to punish, and long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The righteous judge cannot be bought or bribed. He does not abuse his power (Psalm 9:4; compare 82:1–8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. judgeth--as in Psa 7:8. the wicked--Though not expressed, they are implied, for they alone are left as objects of anger.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 7
- 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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