Psalms 11:6
He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind [is] the portion of their cup.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
5Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated,
7For righteous [is] Jehovah, Righteousness He hath loved, The upright doth His countenance see!'
Cross References
Genesis 43:34and he lifteth up gifts from before him unto them, and the gift of Benjamin is five hands more than the gifts of all of them; and they drink, yea, they drink abundantly with him.
1 Samuel 1:4And the day cometh, and Elkanah sacrificeth, and he hath given to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions,
Job 18:10Hidden in the earth is his cord, And his trap on the path.
Job 20:23It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on him in his eating.
Job 27:22And it casteth at him, and doth not spare, From its hand he diligently fleeth.
Psalms 18:13And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail 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 →