Psalms 57:11

The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance of the ungodly: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

In Context

10Before your thorns feel the white thorn, he shall swallow you up as living, as in his wrath.

12And a man shall say, Verily then there is + 57:12 Gr. fruit.a reward for the righteous: verily there is a God that judges them in the earth.

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Cross References

Psalms 8:1For the end, concerning the wine-presses, a Psalm of David.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 57:8-11

Prayer Turned to Praise. 7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. 8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. 9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations. 10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth. How strangely is the tune altered here! David's prayers and complaints, by the lively actings… Read the whole commentary →

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