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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching 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 behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. 5The Lord tests the righteous, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates. Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup. 7For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.

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 flaming fire in their land.
• Genesis 19:24Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens.
• Exodus 9:23And Moses stretched out his rod toward heaven; and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire darted to the ground. And the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt.
• Job 18:15They dwell in his tent who are none of his; Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
• Job 20:23When he is about to fill his stomach, God will cast on him the fury of His wrath, And will rain it on him while he is eating.
• Isaiah 24:17Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.
• Ezekiel 13:13Therefore thus says the Lord God: “I will cause a stormy wind to break forth in My fury; and there shall be a flooding rain in My anger, and great hailstones in fury to consume it.
• Ezekiel 38:22And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed; I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
• Luke 17:29but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
• Psalms 16:5O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.
• Genesis 43:34Then he took servings to them from before him, but Benjamin’s serving was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank and were merry with him.
• 1 Samuel 1:4And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an offering, 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 which I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Set it apart.’ ”
• Job 27:13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:
• Psalms 75:8For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, And the wine is red; It is fully mixed, and He pours it out; Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth Drain and drink down.
• Isaiah 51:17Awake, awake! Stand up, O Jerusalem, You who have drunk at the hand of the Lord The cup of His fury; You have drunk the dregs of the cup of trembling, And drained it out.

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