Psalms 11:6
On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
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In Context
5The LORD examines the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and him who loves violence.
7For the LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
Cross References
Genesis 43:34He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.
1 Samuel 1:4When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters;
Job 18:10A noose is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him on the path.
Job 20:23When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.
Job 27:22For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.
Psalms 18:13The LORD also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 11:5-7
4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord 's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 5 The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. The shaking of a tree (they say) makes it take the deeper and faster root. The attempt of… Read the whole commentary →