Psalms 58:11

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

9Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. 10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

Psalms 58:11 word by word

וְיֹאמַ֣ר אָ֭דָם אַךְ־פְּרִ֣י לַצַּדִּ֑יק אַ֥ךְ יֵשׁ־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים שֹׁפְטִ֥ים בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• 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 73:13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
• Psalms 92:15To shew that Yhwh is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
• Malachi 3:14Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before Yhwh of Armies?
• Romans 2:5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
• Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
• Romans 6:21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
• Psalms 9:16Yhwh is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
• Psalms 64:9And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
• Psalms 67:4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
• Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of Yhwh is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
• Psalms 96:13Before Yhwh: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
• Psalms 98:9Before Yhwh; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
• Malachi 2:17Ye have wearied Yhwh with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of Yhwh, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
• 2 Peter 3:4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

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