Psalms 58:11

And man says: “Surely fruit [is] for the righteous: Surely there is a God judging in the earth!”

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

In Context

10The righteous rejoices that he has seen vengeance, || He washes his steps in the blood of the wicked.

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Cross References

Psalms 9:8And He judges the world in righteousness, || He judges the peoples in uprightness.

Psalms 18:20YHWH repays me || According to my righteousness, || According to the cleanness of my hands, || He returns to me.

Psalms 52:8And I, as a green olive in the house of God, || I have trusted in the kindness of God, || For all time and forever,

Psalms 67:4Nations rejoice and sing, || For You judge peoples uprightly, || And comfort peoples on earth. Selah.

Psalms 73:13Only—a vain thing! I have purified my heart, || And I wash my hands in innocence,

Psalms 94:2Be lifted up, judging the earth, || Send back a repayment on the proud.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 58:7-11

Prophetic Imprecations. 6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord . 7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. 8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. 10 The righteous shall… Read the whole commentary →

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